Q: Is 111,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 111,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 111,979 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 111979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 941 6,587 15,997 and 111,979, with no remainder.

Since 111,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 111,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	111,977	111,978	111,980	111,981
Prime?	yes	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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