Q: Is 997,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,752 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 997752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 5,939 11,878 17,817 23,756 35,634 41,573 47,512 71,268 83,146 124,719 142,536 166,292 249,438 332,584 498,876 and 997,752, with no remainder.

Since 997,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,752, 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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