Q: Is 979,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,098 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 979098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 29 34 51 58 87 102 174 331 493 662 986 993 1,479 1,986 2,958 5,627 9,599 11,254 16,881 19,198 28,797 33,762 57,594 163,183 326,366 489,549 and 979,098, with no remainder.

Since 979,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,098, it is not a prime number.


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