Q: Is 78,387 a Prime Number?

A: No, 78,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,387 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 78387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 53 87 159 493 901 1,479 1,537 2,703 4,611 26,129 and 78,387, with no remainder.

Since 78,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,387, it is not a prime number.

Number	78,385	78,386	78,388	78,389
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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