Q: Is 79,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,572 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 79572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 76 114 228 349 698 1,047 1,396 2,094 4,188 6,631 13,262 19,893 26,524 39,786 and 79,572, with no remainder.

Since 79,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,572, 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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