Q: Is 987,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,400 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 987400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 4,937 9,874 19,748 24,685 39,496 49,370 98,740 123,425 197,480 246,850 493,700 and 987,400, with no remainder.

Since 987,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,400, it is not a prime number.


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