Q: Is 84,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 84,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 84,987 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 84987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 57 63 71 133 171 213 399 497 639 1,197 1,349 1,491 4,047 4,473 9,443 12,141 28,329 and 84,987, with no remainder.

Since 84,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,987, 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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