Q: Is 976,779 a Prime Number?

A: No, 976,779 is not a prime number.

Why is 976,779 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 976779 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 81 93 279 389 837 1,167 2,511 3,501 10,503 12,059 31,509 36,177 108,531 325,593 and 976,779, with no remainder.

Since 976,779 cannot be divided by just 1 and 976,779, it is not a prime number.

Number	976,777	976,778	976,780	976,781
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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