Q: Is 872,136 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 872,136 is not a prime number.

Why is 872,136 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 872136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 12,113 24,226 36,339 48,452 72,678 96,904 109,017 145,356 218,034 290,712 436,068 and 872,136, with no remainder.

Since 872,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,136, 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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