Q: Is 78,901 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 78,901 is a prime number.

Why is 78,901 a prime number?

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

The number 78901 can be evenly divided by 1 and 78,901, with no remainder.

Since 78,901 can be divided by just 1 and 78,901, it is a prime number.

Number	78,899	78,900	78,902	78,903
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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