Q: Is 88,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,750 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 88750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 71 125 142 250 355 625 710 1,250 1,775 3,550 8,875 17,750 44,375 and 88,750, with no remainder.

Since 88,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,750, it is not a prime number.


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Number 88,74888,74988,75188,752
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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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