Q: Is 987,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,234 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 987234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 4,447 8,894 13,341 26,682 164,539 329,078 493,617 and 987,234, with no remainder.

Since 987,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,234, 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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