Q: Is 78,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,708 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 78708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 937 1,874 2,811 3,748 5,622 6,559 11,244 13,118 19,677 26,236 39,354 and 78,708, with no remainder.

Since 78,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,708, it is not a prime number.


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