Q: Is 79,796,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,796,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,796,950 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 79796950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 149 298 745 1,490 3,725 7,450 10,711 21,422 53,555 107,110 267,775 535,550 1,595,939 3,191,878 7,979,695 15,959,390 39,898,475 and 79,796,950, with no remainder.

Since 79,796,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,796,950, 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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