Q: Is 791,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 791,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 791,072 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 791072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 59 118 236 419 472 838 944 1,676 1,888 3,352 6,704 13,408 24,721 49,442 98,884 197,768 395,536 and 791,072, with no remainder.

Since 791,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 791,072, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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