Q: Is 582,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 582,979 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 582979 can be evenly divided by 1 41 59 241 2,419 9,881 14,219 and 582,979, with no remainder.
Since 582,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 582,979, it is not a prime number.