Q: Is 78,908 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,908 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 78908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19,727 39,454 and 78,908, with no remainder.

Since 78,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,908, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,906	78,907	78,909	78,910
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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