Q: Is 82,579 a Prime Number?
A: No, 82,579 is 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 82579 can be evenly divided by 1 7 47 251 329 1,757 11,797 and 82,579, with no remainder.
Since 82,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82,579, it is not a prime number.