Q: Is 78,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,988 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 78988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 31 49 52 62 91 98 124 182 196 217 364 403 434 637 806 868 1,274 1,519 1,612 2,548 2,821 3,038 5,642 6,076 11,284 19,747 39,494 and 78,988, with no remainder.

Since 78,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,988, it is not a prime number.


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