Q: Is 85,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,344 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 85344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 127 168 224 254 336 381 508 672 762 889 1,016 1,524 1,778 2,032 2,667 3,048 3,556 4,064 5,334 6,096 7,112 10,668 12,192 14,224 21,336 28,448 42,672 and 85,344, with no remainder.

Since 85,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,344, 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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