Q: Is 979,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,442 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 979442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 6,199 12,398 489,721 and 979,442, with no remainder.

Since 979,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,442, it is not a prime number.


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Number 979,440979,441979,443979,444
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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