Q: Is 799,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 799,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 799,550 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 799550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 15,991 31,982 79,955 159,910 399,775 and 799,550, with no remainder.

Since 799,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,550, it is not a prime number.


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Number 799,548799,549799,551799,552
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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