Q: Is 879,996 a Prime Number?
A: No, 879,996 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 879996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 5,641 11,282 16,923 22,564 33,846 67,692 73,333 146,666 219,999 293,332 439,998 and 879,996, with no remainder.
Since 879,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 879,996, it is not a prime number.