Q: Is 988,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 988,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 988,980 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 988980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 53 60 106 159 212 265 311 318 530 622 636 795 933 1,060 1,244 1,555 1,590 1,866 3,110 3,180 3,732 4,665 6,220 9,330 16,483 18,660 32,966 49,449 65,932 82,415 98,898 164,830 197,796 247,245 329,660 494,490 and 988,980, with no remainder.

Since 988,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 988,980, it is not a prime number.


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