Q: Is 879,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,720 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 879720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 7,331 14,662 21,993 29,324 36,655 43,986 58,648 73,310 87,972 109,965 146,620 175,944 219,930 293,240 439,860 and 879,720, with no remainder.

Since 879,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,720, it is not a prime number.


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