Q: Is 979,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,440 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 979440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 48 53 55 56 60 66 70 77 80 84 88 105 106 110 112 120 132 140 154 159 165 168 176 210 212 220 231 240 264 265 280 308 318 330 336 371 385 420 424 440 462 528 530 560 583 616 636 660 742 770 795 840 848 880 924 1,060 1,113 1,155 1,166 1,232 1,272 1,320 1,484 1,540 1,590 1,680 1,749 1,848 1,855 2,120 2,226 2,310 2,332 2,544 2,640 2,915 2,968 3,080 3,180 3,498 3,696 3,710 4,081 4,240 4,452 4,620 4,664 5,565 5,830 5,936 6,160 6,360 6,996 7,420 8,162 8,745 8,904 9,240 9,328 11,130 11,660 12,243 12,720 13,992 14,840 16,324 17,490 17,808 18,480 20,405 22,260 23,320 24,486 27,984 29,680 32,648 34,980 40,810 44,520 46,640 48,972 61,215 65,296 69,960 81,620 89,040 97,944 122,430 139,920 163,240 195,888 244,860 326,480 489,720 and 979,440, with no remainder.

Since 979,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,440, it is not a prime number.


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