Q: Is 979,542 a Prime Number?
A: No, 979,542 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 979542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 54,419 108,838 163,257 326,514 489,771 and 979,542, with no remainder.
Since 979,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,542, it is not a prime number.