Q: Is 799,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 799,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 799,884 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 799884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 612 1,307 2,614 3,921 5,228 7,842 11,763 15,684 22,219 23,526 44,438 47,052 66,657 88,876 133,314 199,971 266,628 399,942 and 799,884, with no remainder.

Since 799,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,884, 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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