Q: Is 79,079 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,079 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,079 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 79079 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 77 79 91 143 553 869 1,001 1,027 6,083 7,189 11,297 and 79,079, with no remainder.

Since 79,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,079, 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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