Q: Is 979,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,504 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 979504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 2,111 4,222 8,444 16,888 33,776 61,219 122,438 244,876 489,752 and 979,504, with no remainder.

Since 979,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,504, it is not a prime number.


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