Q: Is 26,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 26,979 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 26979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 23 51 69 391 529 1,173 1,587 8,993 and 26,979, with no remainder.
Since 26,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,979, it is not a prime number.