Q: Is 879,928 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,928 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,928 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 879928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 19 28 38 56 76 133 152 266 532 827 1,064 1,654 3,308 5,789 6,616 11,578 15,713 23,156 31,426 46,312 62,852 109,991 125,704 219,982 439,964 and 879,928, with no remainder.

Since 879,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,928, it is not a prime number.


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