Q: Is 997,844 a Prime Number?

A: No, 997,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,844 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 997844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 313 626 797 1,252 1,594 3,188 249,461 498,922 and 997,844, with no remainder.

Since 997,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,844, it is not a prime number.

Number	997,842	997,843	997,845	997,846
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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