Q: Is 988,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,740 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 988740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 1,831 3,662 5,493 7,324 9,155 10,986 16,479 18,310 21,972 27,465 32,958 36,620 49,437 54,930 65,916 82,395 98,874 109,860 164,790 197,748 247,185 329,580 494,370 and 988,740, with no remainder.

Since 988,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,740, it is not a prime number.


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