Q: Is 78,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,492 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 78492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 62 93 124 186 211 372 422 633 844 1,266 2,532 6,541 13,082 19,623 26,164 39,246 and 78,492, with no remainder.

Since 78,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,492, it is not a prime number.


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

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