Q: Is 997,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,424 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 997424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 34 38 68 76 136 152 193 272 304 323 386 646 772 1,292 1,544 2,584 3,088 3,281 3,667 5,168 6,562 7,334 13,124 14,668 26,248 29,336 52,496 58,672 62,339 124,678 249,356 498,712 and 997,424, with no remainder.

Since 997,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,424, it is not a prime number.


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