Q: Is 879,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,888 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 879888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 92 138 184 276 368 552 797 1,104 1,594 2,391 3,188 4,782 6,376 9,564 12,752 18,331 19,128 36,662 38,256 54,993 73,324 109,986 146,648 219,972 293,296 439,944 and 879,888, with no remainder.

Since 879,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,888, it is not a prime number.


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