Q: Is 77,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 77,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 77,872 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 77872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 157 248 314 496 628 1,256 2,512 4,867 9,734 19,468 38,936 and 77,872, with no remainder.

Since 77,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,872, 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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