Q: Is 78,793 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,793 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,793 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 78793 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 19 29 143 209 247 319 377 551 2,717 4,147 6,061 7,163 and 78,793, with no remainder.

Since 78,793 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,793, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,791	78,792	78,794	78,795
Prime?	yes	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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