Q: Is 988,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,125 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 988125 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 25 31 51 75 85 93 125 155 255 375 425 465 527 625 775 1,275 1,581 1,875 2,125 2,325 2,635 3,875 6,375 7,905 10,625 11,625 13,175 19,375 31,875 39,525 58,125 65,875 197,625 329,375 and 988,125, with no remainder.

Since 988,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,125, it is not a prime number.


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