Q: Is 987,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,708 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 987708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 53 106 159 212 318 636 1,553 3,106 4,659 6,212 9,318 18,636 82,309 164,618 246,927 329,236 493,854 and 987,708, with no remainder.

Since 987,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,708, it is not a prime number.


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