Q: Is 989,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 989,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 989,408 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 989408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 98 112 196 224 392 631 784 1,262 1,568 2,524 4,417 5,048 8,834 10,096 17,668 20,192 30,919 35,336 61,838 70,672 123,676 141,344 247,352 494,704 and 989,408, with no remainder.

Since 989,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,408, it is not a prime number.


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