Q: Is 987,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,220 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 987220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 3,797 7,594 15,188 18,985 37,970 49,361 75,940 98,722 197,444 246,805 493,610 and 987,220, with no remainder.

Since 987,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,220, it is not a prime number.


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