Q: Is 987,795 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,795 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,795 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 987795 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 243 271 405 729 813 1,215 1,355 2,439 3,645 4,065 7,317 12,195 21,951 36,585 65,853 109,755 197,559 329,265 and 987,795, with no remainder.

Since 987,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,795, it is not a prime number.


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