Q: Is 987,753 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,753 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,753 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 987753 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 31 39 43 57 93 129 247 403 559 589 741 817 1,209 1,333 1,677 1,767 2,451 3,999 7,657 10,621 17,329 22,971 25,327 31,863 51,987 75,981 329,251 and 987,753, with no remainder.

Since 987,753 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,753, 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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