Q: Is 83,079 a Prime Number?

A: No, 83,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,079 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 83079 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 153 181 459 543 1,629 3,077 4,887 9,231 27,693 and 83,079, with no remainder.

Since 83,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,079, it is not a prime number.

Number	83,077	83,078	83,080	83,081
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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