Q: Is 999,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 999,879 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 999879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 43 69 129 337 989 1,011 2,967 7,751 14,491 23,253 43,473 333,293 and 999,879, with no remainder.
Since 999,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,879, it is not a prime number.