Q: Is 988,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,605 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 988605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 2,441 7,323 12,205 21,969 36,615 65,907 109,845 197,721 329,535 and 988,605, with no remainder.

Since 988,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,605, it is not a prime number.


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