Q: Is 857,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 857,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 857,860 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 857860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 59 118 236 295 590 727 1,180 1,454 2,908 3,635 7,270 14,540 42,893 85,786 171,572 214,465 428,930 and 857,860, with no remainder.

Since 857,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,860, 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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