Q: Is 79,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,952 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 79952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 263 304 526 1,052 2,104 4,208 4,997 9,994 19,988 39,976 and 79,952, with no remainder.

Since 79,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,952, 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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