Q: Is 56,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 56,979 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 56979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 487 1,461 4,383 6,331 18,993 and 56,979, with no remainder.
Since 56,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,979, it is not a prime number.