Q: Is 79,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,298 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 79298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 1,279 2,558 39,649 and 79,298, with no remainder.

Since 79,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,298, it is not a prime number.


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