Q: Is 79,832 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,832 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,832 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 79832 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 587 1,174 2,348 4,696 9,979 19,958 39,916 and 79,832, with no remainder.

Since 79,832 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,832, 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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