Q: Is 82,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 82,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 82,971 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 82971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 439 1,317 3,073 3,951 9,219 11,853 27,657 and 82,971, with no remainder.

Since 82,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 82,971, 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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