Q: Is 78,950 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,950 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 78950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 1,579 3,158 7,895 15,790 39,475 and 78,950, with no remainder.

Since 78,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,950, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,948	78,949	78,951	78,952
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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