Q: Is 128,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 128,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 128,979 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 128979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 281 459 843 2,529 4,777 7,587 14,331 42,993 and 128,979, with no remainder.

Since 128,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 128,979, it is not a prime number.


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