Q: Is 78,867 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,867 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,867 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 78867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 127 207 381 621 1,143 2,921 3,429 8,763 26,289 and 78,867, with no remainder.

Since 78,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,867, it is not a prime number.


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