Q: Is 879,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,876 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 879876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 8,147 16,294 24,441 32,588 48,882 73,323 97,764 146,646 219,969 293,292 439,938 and 879,876, with no remainder.

Since 879,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,876, 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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