Q: Is 79,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,900 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 79900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 47 50 68 85 94 100 170 188 235 340 425 470 799 850 940 1,175 1,598 1,700 2,350 3,196 3,995 4,700 7,990 15,980 19,975 39,950 and 79,900, with no remainder.

Since 79,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,900, it is not a prime number.


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