Q: Is 989,772 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 989,772 is not a prime number.

Why is 989,772 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 989772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 11,783 23,566 35,349 47,132 70,698 82,481 141,396 164,962 247,443 329,924 494,886 and 989,772, with no remainder.

Since 989,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,772, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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