Q: Is 995,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 995,988 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 995988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 71 84 142 167 213 284 334 426 497 501 668 852 994 1,002 1,169 1,491 1,988 2,004 2,338 2,982 3,507 4,676 5,964 7,014 11,857 14,028 23,714 35,571 47,428 71,142 82,999 142,284 165,998 248,997 331,996 497,994 and 995,988, with no remainder.
Since 995,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 995,988, it is not a prime number.