Q: Is 79,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,424 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 79424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 73 136 146 272 292 544 584 1,088 1,168 1,241 2,336 2,482 4,672 4,964 9,928 19,856 39,712 and 79,424, with no remainder.

Since 79,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,424, it is not a prime number.


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