Q: Is 78,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,942 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 78942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 223 354 446 669 1,338 13,157 26,314 39,471 and 78,942, with no remainder.

Since 78,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,942, it is not a prime number.


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