Q: Is 687,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 687,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 687,474 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 687474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 261 439 522 783 878 1,317 1,566 2,634 3,951 7,902 11,853 12,731 23,706 25,462 38,193 76,386 114,579 229,158 343,737 and 687,474, with no remainder.

Since 687,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,474, 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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