Q: Is 87,495 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,495 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 87495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 57 95 285 307 921 1,535 4,605 5,833 17,499 29,165 and 87,495, with no remainder.

Since 87,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,495, 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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