Is 979 a prime number?

Is 979 a prime or composite number?

Answer: Number 979 is not a Prime
979 - is not a Prime Number because it has 4 factors: 1, 11, 89, 979
Number should have exactly two factors to be classified as a Prime number
For 979 to be a prime number it must have only two divisors - 1 and itself (979)

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Prime numbers are the positive integers having only two factors - 1 and the number itself

FAQ

Is 979 a prime or composite number?

Number 979 is not a Prime

How many factors are in a number 979?

4