Q: Is 239,679 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 239,679 is not a prime number.

Why is 239,679 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 239679 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 81 99 269 297 807 891 2,421 2,959 7,263 8,877 21,789 26,631 79,893 and 239,679, with no remainder.

Since 239,679 cannot be divided by just 1 and 239,679, 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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