Q: Is 87,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,870 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 87870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 58 87 101 145 174 202 290 303 435 505 606 870 1,010 1,515 2,929 3,030 5,858 8,787 14,645 17,574 29,290 43,935 and 87,870, with no remainder.

Since 87,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,870, 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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