Q: Is 879,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,920 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 879920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 340 647 680 1,294 1,360 2,588 3,235 5,176 6,470 10,352 10,999 12,940 21,998 25,880 43,996 51,760 54,995 87,992 109,990 175,984 219,980 439,960 and 879,920, with no remainder.

Since 879,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,920, it is not a prime number.


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