Q: Is 78,859 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,859 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,859 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 78859 can be evenly divided by 1 11 67 107 737 1,177 7,169 and 78,859, with no remainder.

Since 78,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,859, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,857	78,858	78,860	78,861
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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