Q: Is 77,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,970 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 77970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 30 46 69 113 115 138 226 230 339 345 565 678 690 1,130 1,695 2,599 3,390 5,198 7,797 12,995 15,594 25,990 38,985 and 77,970, with no remainder.

Since 77,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,970, it is not a prime number.


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