Q: Is 112,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,887 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 112887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 111 113 333 339 999 1,017 3,051 4,181 12,543 37,629 and 112,887, with no remainder.

Since 112,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,887, 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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