Q: Is 79,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,120 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 79120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 43 46 80 86 92 115 172 184 215 230 344 368 430 460 688 860 920 989 1,720 1,840 1,978 3,440 3,956 4,945 7,912 9,890 15,824 19,780 39,560 and 79,120, with no remainder.

Since 79,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,120, it is not a prime number.


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