Q: Is 1,996,979 a Prime Number?
A: Yes, 1,996,979 is a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 1996979 can be evenly divided by 1 and 1,996,979, with no remainder.
Since 1,996,979 can be divided by just 1 and 1,996,979, it is a prime number.