Q: Is 988,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,056 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 988056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 13,723 27,446 41,169 54,892 82,338 109,784 123,507 164,676 247,014 329,352 494,028 and 988,056, with no remainder.

Since 988,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,056, it is not a prime number.


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