Q: Is 879,828 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,828 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,828 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 879828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 157 314 467 471 628 934 942 1,401 1,868 1,884 2,802 5,604 73,319 146,638 219,957 293,276 439,914 and 879,828, with no remainder.

Since 879,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,828, it is not a prime number.


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