Q: Is 979,818 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 979,818 is not a prime number.

Why is 979,818 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 979818 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 246 287 569 574 861 1,138 1,707 1,722 3,414 3,983 7,966 11,949 23,329 23,898 46,658 69,987 139,974 163,303 326,606 489,909 and 979,818, with no remainder.

Since 979,818 cannot be divided by just 1 and 979,818, it is not a prime number.


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