Q: Is 983,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 983,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 983,480 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 983480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 920 1,069 2,138 4,276 5,345 8,552 10,690 21,380 24,587 42,760 49,174 98,348 122,935 196,696 245,870 491,740 and 983,480, with no remainder.

Since 983,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 983,480, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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