Q: Is 987,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,008 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 987008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 128 176 352 701 704 1,402 1,408 2,804 5,608 7,711 11,216 15,422 22,432 30,844 44,864 61,688 89,728 123,376 246,752 493,504 and 987,008, with no remainder.

Since 987,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,008, it is not a prime number.


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