Q: Is 987,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,308 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 987308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 148 259 518 953 1,036 1,906 3,812 6,671 13,342 26,684 35,261 70,522 141,044 246,827 493,654 and 987,308, with no remainder.

Since 987,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,308, 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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