Q: Is 789,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 789,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 789,940 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 789940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 127 254 311 508 622 635 1,244 1,270 1,555 2,540 3,110 6,220 39,497 78,994 157,988 197,485 394,970 and 789,940, with no remainder.

Since 789,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,940, it is not a prime number.


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