Q: Is 6,985,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,985,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,985,979 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 6985979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 49 77 91 143 539 637 997 1,001 6,979 7,007 10,967 12,961 48,853 76,769 90,727 142,571 537,383 635,089 997,997 and 6,985,979, with no remainder.

Since 6,985,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,985,979, it is not a prime number.


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