Q: Is 79,944 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,944 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,944 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 79944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,331 6,662 9,993 13,324 19,986 26,648 39,972 and 79,944, with no remainder.

Since 79,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,944, it is not a prime number.


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