Q: Is 987,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,516 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 987516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 27,431 54,862 82,293 109,724 164,586 246,879 329,172 493,758 and 987,516, with no remainder.

Since 987,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,516, 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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