Q: Is 987,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,126 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 987126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 1,237 2,474 3,711 7,422 8,659 17,318 23,503 25,977 47,006 51,954 70,509 141,018 164,521 329,042 493,563 and 987,126, with no remainder.

Since 987,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,126, it is not a prime number.


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