Q: Is 799,005 a Prime Number?

A: No, 799,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 799,005 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 799005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 53,267 159,801 266,335 and 799,005, with no remainder.

Since 799,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,005, it is not a prime number.

Number	799,003	799,004	799,006	799,007
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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