Q: Is 879,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,480 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 879480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 349 360 420 504 630 698 840 1,047 1,260 1,396 1,745 2,094 2,443 2,520 2,792 3,141 3,490 4,188 4,886 5,235 6,282 6,980 7,329 8,376 9,772 10,470 12,215 12,564 13,960 14,658 15,705 19,544 20,940 21,987 24,430 25,128 29,316 31,410 36,645 41,880 43,974 48,860 58,632 62,820 73,290 87,948 97,720 109,935 125,640 146,580 175,896 219,870 293,160 439,740 and 879,480, with no remainder.

Since 879,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,480, it is not a prime number.


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