Q: Is 879,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,532 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 879532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 41 62 82 124 164 173 346 692 1,271 2,542 5,084 5,363 7,093 10,726 14,186 21,452 28,372 219,883 439,766 and 879,532, with no remainder.

Since 879,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,532, 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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