Q: Is 988,784 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,784 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,784 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 988784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 2,131 4,262 8,524 17,048 34,096 61,799 123,598 247,196 494,392 and 988,784, with no remainder.

Since 988,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,784, 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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