Q: Is 78,831 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,831 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 78831 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 461 1,383 4,149 8,759 26,277 and 78,831, with no remainder.

Since 78,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,831, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,829	78,830	78,832	78,833
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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