Q: Is 78,704 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,704 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 78704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 4,919 9,838 19,676 39,352 and 78,704, with no remainder.

Since 78,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,704, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,702	78,703	78,705	78,706
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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