Q: Is 987,543,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,543,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,543,252 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 987543252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 243 324 486 972 1,015,991 2,031,982 3,047,973 4,063,964 6,095,946 9,143,919 12,191,892 18,287,838 27,431,757 36,575,676 54,863,514 82,295,271 109,727,028 164,590,542 246,885,813 329,181,084 493,771,626 and 987,543,252, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,252, 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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