Q: Is 87,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,376 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 87376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 127 172 254 344 508 688 1,016 2,032 5,461 10,922 21,844 43,688 and 87,376, with no remainder.

Since 87,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,376, 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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