Q: Is 79,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,995 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 79995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 5,333 15,999 26,665 and 79,995, with no remainder.

Since 79,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,995, it is not a prime number.


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