Q: Is 831,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 831,979 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 831979 can be evenly divided by 1 23 61 593 1,403 13,639 36,173 and 831,979, with no remainder.
Since 831,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 831,979, it is not a prime number.