Q: Is 11,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 11,979 is 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 11979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 121 363 1,089 1,331 3,993 and 11,979, with no remainder.
Since 11,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,979, it is not a prime number.