Q: Is 79,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,220 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 79220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 233 340 466 932 1,165 2,330 3,961 4,660 7,922 15,844 19,805 39,610 and 79,220, with no remainder.

Since 79,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,220, 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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