Q: Is 987,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 987,542 is 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 987542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 8,369 16,738 493,771 and 987,542, with no remainder.
Since 987,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,542, it is not a prime number.