Q: Is 987,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,460 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 987460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 97 194 388 485 509 970 1,018 1,940 2,036 2,545 5,090 10,180 49,373 98,746 197,492 246,865 493,730 and 987,460, with no remainder.

Since 987,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,460, 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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