Q: Is 989,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 989,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 989,744 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 989744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 8,837 17,674 35,348 61,859 70,696 123,718 141,392 247,436 494,872 and 989,744, with no remainder.

Since 989,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,744, it is not a prime number.


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