Q: Is 997,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,908 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 997908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 137 274 411 548 607 822 1,214 1,644 1,821 2,428 3,642 7,284 83,159 166,318 249,477 332,636 498,954 and 997,908, with no remainder.

Since 997,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,908, it is not a prime number.


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