Q: Is 687,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 687,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 687,980 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 687980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 41 82 164 205 410 820 839 1,678 3,356 4,195 8,390 16,780 34,399 68,798 137,596 171,995 343,990 and 687,980, with no remainder.

Since 687,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 687,980, 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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