Q: Is 1,178,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,178,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,178,879 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 1178879 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 53 59 377 689 767 1,537 1,711 3,127 19,981 22,243 40,651 90,683 and 1,178,879, with no remainder.

Since 1,178,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,178,879, 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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