Q: Is 517,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 517,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 517,979 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 517979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 31 49 77 217 341 539 961 1,519 2,387 6,727 10,571 16,709 47,089 73,997 and 517,979, with no remainder.

Since 517,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,979, it is not a prime number.


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