Q: Is 988,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,604 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 988604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 71 118 142 236 284 3,481 4,189 6,962 8,378 13,924 16,756 247,151 494,302 and 988,604, with no remainder.

Since 988,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,604, it is not a prime number.


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