Q: Is 79,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,965 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 79965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 1,777 5,331 8,885 15,993 26,655 and 79,965, with no remainder.

Since 79,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,965, it is not a prime number.


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