Q: Is 95,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 95,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 95,979 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 95979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 23 39 69 107 299 321 897 1,391 2,461 4,173 7,383 31,993 and 95,979, with no remainder.

Since 95,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 95,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	95,977	95,978	95,980	95,981
Prime?	no	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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