Q: Is 799,843 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 799,843 is not a prime number.

Why is 799,843 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 799843 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 43 89 209 473 817 979 1,691 3,827 8,987 18,601 42,097 72,713 and 799,843, with no remainder.

Since 799,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,843, 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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