Q: Is 87,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,400 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 87400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 23 25 38 40 46 50 76 92 95 100 115 152 184 190 200 230 380 437 460 475 575 760 874 920 950 1,150 1,748 1,900 2,185 2,300 3,496 3,800 4,370 4,600 8,740 10,925 17,480 21,850 43,700 and 87,400, with no remainder.

Since 87,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,400, 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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