Q: Is 78,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,959 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 78959 can be evenly divided by 1 23 3,433 and 78,959, with no remainder.

Since 78,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,957	78,958	78,960	78,961
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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