Q: Is 78,787 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 78,787 is a prime number.

Why is 78,787 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 78787 can be evenly divided by 1 and 78,787, with no remainder.

Since 78,787 can be divided by just 1 and 78,787, it is a prime number.

Number	78,785	78,786	78,788	78,789
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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