Q: Is 79,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,980 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 79980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 31 43 60 62 86 93 124 129 155 172 186 215 258 310 372 430 465 516 620 645 860 930 1,290 1,333 1,860 2,580 2,666 3,999 5,332 6,665 7,998 13,330 15,996 19,995 26,660 39,990 and 79,980, with no remainder.

Since 79,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,980, it is not a prime number.


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