Q: Is 979,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,824 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 979824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 137 149 274 298 411 447 548 596 822 894 1,096 1,192 1,644 1,788 2,192 2,384 3,288 3,576 6,576 7,152 20,413 40,826 61,239 81,652 122,478 163,304 244,956 326,608 489,912 and 979,824, with no remainder.

Since 979,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,824, it is not a prime number.


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