Q: Is 11,579,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,579,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,579,980 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 11579980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 578,999 1,157,998 2,315,996 2,894,995 5,789,990 and 11,579,980, with no remainder.

Since 11,579,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,579,980, it is not a prime number.


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

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