Q: Is 79,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,730 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 79730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 34 35 67 70 85 119 134 170 238 335 469 595 670 938 1,139 1,190 2,278 2,345 4,690 5,695 7,973 11,390 15,946 39,865 and 79,730, with no remainder.

Since 79,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,730, 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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