Q: Is 87,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,165 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 87165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 39 45 65 117 149 195 447 585 745 1,341 1,937 2,235 5,811 6,705 9,685 17,433 29,055 and 87,165, with no remainder.

Since 87,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,165, 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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