Q: Is 87,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,372 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 87372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 809 1,618 2,427 3,236 4,854 7,281 9,708 14,562 21,843 29,124 43,686 and 87,372, with no remainder.

Since 87,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,372, 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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