Q: Is 988,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,544 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 988544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 7,723 15,446 30,892 61,784 123,568 247,136 494,272 and 988,544, with no remainder.

Since 988,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,544, it is not a prime number.


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