Q: Is 879,972 a Prime Number?
A: No, 879,972 is 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 879972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73,331 146,662 219,993 293,324 439,986 and 879,972, with no remainder.
Since 879,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,972, it is not a prime number.