Q: Is 879,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,760 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 879760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 560 1,571 3,142 6,284 7,855 10,997 12,568 15,710 21,994 25,136 31,420 43,988 54,985 62,840 87,976 109,970 125,680 175,952 219,940 439,880 and 879,760, with no remainder.

Since 879,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,760, it is not a prime number.


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