Q: Is 79,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,420 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 79420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 44 55 76 95 110 190 209 220 361 380 418 722 836 1,045 1,444 1,805 2,090 3,610 3,971 4,180 7,220 7,942 15,884 19,855 39,710 and 79,420, with no remainder.

Since 79,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,420, 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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