Q: Is 1,001,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,001,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,001,979 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 1001979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 29 33 87 99 261 319 349 957 1,047 2,871 3,141 3,839 10,121 11,517 30,363 34,551 91,089 111,331 333,993 and 1,001,979, with no remainder.

Since 1,001,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,001,979, it is not a prime number.


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