Q: Is 79,662 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,662 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,662 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 79662 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 51 66 71 102 142 187 213 374 426 561 781 1,122 1,207 1,562 2,343 2,414 3,621 4,686 7,242 13,277 26,554 39,831 and 79,662, with no remainder.

Since 79,662 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,662, 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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