Q: Is 79,971 a Prime Number?
A: No, 79,971 is 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 79971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 23 57 61 69 183 437 1,159 1,311 1,403 3,477 4,209 26,657 and 79,971, with no remainder.
Since 79,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,971, it is not a prime number.