Q: Is 879,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,248 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 879248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 179 307 358 614 716 1,228 1,432 2,456 2,864 4,912 54,953 109,906 219,812 439,624 and 879,248, with no remainder.

Since 879,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,248, it is not a prime number.


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