Q: Is 987,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,238 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 987238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 151 302 467 934 1,057 2,114 3,269 6,538 70,517 141,034 493,619 and 987,238, with no remainder.

Since 987,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,238, it is not a prime number.


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