Q: Is 989,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 989,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 989,748 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 989748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 114 171 228 342 684 1,447 2,894 4,341 5,788 8,682 13,023 17,364 26,046 27,493 52,092 54,986 82,479 109,972 164,958 247,437 329,916 494,874 and 989,748, with no remainder.

Since 989,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,748, it is not a prime number.


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