Q: Is 679,796 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 679,796 is not a prime number.

Why is 679,796 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 679796 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 17 26 34 52 68 221 442 769 884 1,538 3,076 9,997 13,073 19,994 26,146 39,988 52,292 169,949 339,898 and 679,796, with no remainder.

Since 679,796 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,796, 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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