Q: Is 8,720,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,720,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,720,979 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 8720979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 97 291 1,303 2,231 3,909 6,693 29,969 89,907 126,391 379,173 2,906,993 and 8,720,979, with no remainder.

Since 8,720,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,720,979, 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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