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Is 79 a Prime Number?

Is 79 a prime number? If a number has only two factors, i.e. 1 and the number itself, it is known as a prime number. In contrast, composite numbers have more than two factors. By this explanation, can we answer the question - is 79 a prime number? According to the definition mentioned above, we can say "yes, 79 is a prime number." Now let us take a look at the detailed solution of why is 79 a prime number?

Is 79 a prime number? - Yes
Is 79 a composite number? - No
Prime Factors of 79 - 79
Is 79 a perfect square? - No
Factors of 79 - 1, 79

Yes, 79 is a prime number. The number 79 is divisible only by 1 and the number itself. For a number to be classified as a prime number, it should have exactly two factors. Since 79 has exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and 79, it is a prime number.

Is 79 a Prime or Composite?

How is 79 a Prime Number?

To understand whether 79 is prime or composite, it is important to find its factors.

Factors of 79: 1, 79

Therefore, we can say that 79 is a prime number since it has only 2 factors.

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Is 79 a Composite Number?

No, since 79 has only two factors, i.e. 1 and 79. In other words, 79 is not a composite number because 79 doesn’t have more than 2 factors.

Problem Statements:

Is 79 a Prime Number?	Yes
Is 79 a Composite Number?	No
Square Root of 79	8.888194
Is 79 an Even Number?	No
Is 79 a Perfect Cube?	No
Is 79 an Odd Number?	Yes
Is 79 a Perfect Square?	No
Cube Root of 79	4.290834
Multiples of 79	79, 158, 237, 316, 395, 474, 553, 632, 711, 790

Fun Facts:

Prime numbers greater than 5 can be represented in the form of either 6n + 1 or 6n - 1. Example - 149 is a prime number and it can be written as 149 = 6 × 25 - 1
Euler discovered a polynomial n² + n + 41 that produces prime numbers for values of n that lie between 0 and 39 inclusive. It can generate 40 prime numbers for 0 <= n <= 39.
1 is neither prime nor composite.

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