Q: Is 79,696 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,696 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,696 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 79696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 293 586 1,172 2,344 4,688 4,981 9,962 19,924 39,848 and 79,696, with no remainder.

Since 79,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,696, it is not a prime number.


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