Q: Is 987,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,602 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 987602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 53 77 106 121 154 242 371 583 742 847 1,166 1,331 1,694 2,662 4,081 6,413 8,162 9,317 12,826 18,634 44,891 70,543 89,782 141,086 493,801 and 987,602, with no remainder.

Since 987,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,602, it is not a prime number.


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