Q: Is 988,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 988,972 is 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 988972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 433 571 866 1,142 1,732 2,284 247,243 494,486 and 988,972, with no remainder.
Since 988,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,972, it is not a prime number.