Q: Is 79,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,600 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 79600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 199 200 398 400 796 995 1,592 1,990 3,184 3,980 4,975 7,960 9,950 15,920 19,900 39,800 and 79,600, with no remainder.

Since 79,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,600, it is not a prime number.


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