Q: Is 988,578 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,578 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 988578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 18,307 36,614 54,921 109,842 164,763 329,526 494,289 and 988,578, with no remainder.

Since 988,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,578, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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