Q: Is 77,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,988 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 77988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 67 97 134 194 201 268 291 388 402 582 804 1,164 6,499 12,998 19,497 25,996 38,994 and 77,988, with no remainder.

Since 77,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,988, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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