Q: Is 979,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,840 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 979840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 128 160 320 640 1,531 3,062 6,124 7,655 12,248 15,310 24,496 30,620 48,992 61,240 97,984 122,480 195,968 244,960 489,920 and 979,840, with no remainder.

Since 979,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,840, 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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