Q: Is 997,484 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,484 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,484 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 997484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 8,599 17,198 34,396 249,371 498,742 and 997,484, with no remainder.

Since 997,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,484, it is not a prime number.


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Number 997,482997,483997,485997,486
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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