Q: Is 2,079 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,079 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 2079 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 33 63 77 99 189 231 297 693 and 2,079, with no remainder.

Since 2,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,079, it is not a prime number.


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