Q: Is 948,879 a Prime Number?

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

Why is 948,879 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 948879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 31 57 93 171 179 279 537 589 1,611 1,767 3,401 5,301 5,549 10,203 16,647 30,609 49,941 105,431 316,293 and 948,879, with no remainder.

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


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