Q: Is 979,080 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,080 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,080 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 979080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 41 60 82 120 123 164 199 205 246 328 398 410 492 597 615 796 820 984 995 1,194 1,230 1,592 1,640 1,990 2,388 2,460 2,985 3,980 4,776 4,920 5,970 7,960 8,159 11,940 16,318 23,880 24,477 32,636 40,795 48,954 65,272 81,590 97,908 122,385 163,180 195,816 244,770 326,360 489,540 and 979,080, with no remainder.

Since 979,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,080, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 979,078979,079979,081979,082
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 979,080:


Ask a Question