Q: Is 79,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,838 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 79838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 191 209 382 418 2,101 3,629 4,202 7,258 39,919 and 79,838, with no remainder.

Since 79,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,838, it is not a prime number.


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