Q: Is 988,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,940 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 988940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 197 251 394 502 788 985 1,004 1,255 1,970 2,510 3,940 5,020 49,447 98,894 197,788 247,235 494,470 and 988,940, with no remainder.

Since 988,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,940, it is not a prime number.


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