Q: Is 982,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 982,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 982,962 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 982962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 109 167 218 327 334 501 654 981 1,002 1,503 1,962 2,943 3,006 4,509 5,886 9,018 18,203 36,406 54,609 109,218 163,827 327,654 491,481 and 982,962, with no remainder.

Since 982,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 982,962, it is not a prime number.


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