Q: Is 79,788 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,788 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,788 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 79788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 61 109 122 183 218 244 327 366 436 654 732 1,308 6,649 13,298 19,947 26,596 39,894 and 79,788, with no remainder.

Since 79,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,788, 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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