Q: Is 879,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 879,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 879,948 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 879948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 24,443 48,886 73,329 97,772 146,658 219,987 293,316 439,974 and 879,948, with no remainder.

Since 879,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,948, it is not a prime number.


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