Q: Is 799,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 799,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 799,988 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 799988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 28,571 57,142 114,284 199,997 399,994 and 799,988, with no remainder.

Since 799,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 799,988, it is not a prime number.


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Number 799,986799,987799,989799,990
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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