Q: Is 957,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 957,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 957,979 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 957979 can be evenly divided by 1 11 73 803 1,193 13,123 87,089 and 957,979, with no remainder.

Since 957,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 957,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	957,977	957,978	957,980	957,981
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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