Q: Is 79,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,000 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 79000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 79 100 125 158 200 250 316 395 500 632 790 1,000 1,580 1,975 3,160 3,950 7,900 9,875 15,800 19,750 39,500 and 79,000, with no remainder.

Since 79,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,000, it is not a prime number.


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