Q: Is 979,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,794 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 979794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 1,877 3,754 5,631 11,262 16,893 33,786 54,433 108,866 163,299 326,598 489,897 and 979,794, with no remainder.

Since 979,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,794, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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