Q: Is 79,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,700 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 79700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 797 1,594 3,188 3,985 7,970 15,940 19,925 39,850 and 79,700, with no remainder.

Since 79,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,700, it is not a prime number.


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