Q: Is 997,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,808 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 997808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 59 112 118 151 236 302 413 472 604 826 944 1,057 1,208 1,652 2,114 2,416 3,304 4,228 6,608 8,456 8,909 16,912 17,818 35,636 62,363 71,272 124,726 142,544 249,452 498,904 and 997,808, with no remainder.

Since 997,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,808, it is not a prime number.


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