Q: Is 979,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,846 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 979846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 23 34 46 119 161 179 238 322 358 391 782 1,253 2,506 2,737 3,043 4,117 5,474 6,086 8,234 21,301 28,819 42,602 57,638 69,989 139,978 489,923 and 979,846, with no remainder.

Since 979,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,846, it is not a prime number.


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