Q: Is 987,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,408 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 987408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 6,857 13,714 20,571 27,428 41,142 54,856 61,713 82,284 109,712 123,426 164,568 246,852 329,136 493,704 and 987,408, with no remainder.

Since 987,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,408, it is not a prime number.


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