Q: Is 79,947 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,947 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,947 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 79947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 47 63 81 141 189 243 329 423 567 987 1,269 1,701 2,961 3,807 8,883 11,421 26,649 and 79,947, with no remainder.

Since 79,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,947, 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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