Q: Is 85,387,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,387,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,387,605 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 85387605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 107 321 535 1,605 53,201 159,603 266,005 798,015 5,692,507 17,077,521 28,462,535 and 85,387,605, with no remainder.

Since 85,387,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,387,605, 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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