Q: Is 987,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,938 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 987938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 49 98 119 238 593 833 1,186 1,666 4,151 8,302 10,081 20,162 29,057 58,114 70,567 141,134 493,969 and 987,938, with no remainder.

Since 987,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,938, it is not a prime number.


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