Q: Is 879,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,543 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 879543 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 63 69 161 207 483 607 1,449 1,821 4,249 5,463 12,747 13,961 38,241 41,883 97,727 125,649 293,181 and 879,543, with no remainder.

Since 879,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,543, 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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