Q: Is 979,317 a Prime Number?
A: No, 979,317 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 979317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 23 27 57 69 83 171 207 249 437 513 621 747 1,311 1,577 1,909 2,241 3,933 4,731 5,727 11,799 14,193 17,181 36,271 42,579 51,543 108,813 326,439 and 979,317, with no remainder.
Since 979,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,317, it is not a prime number.