Q: Is 85,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,880 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 85880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 38 40 76 95 113 152 190 226 380 452 565 760 904 1,130 2,147 2,260 4,294 4,520 8,588 10,735 17,176 21,470 42,940 and 85,880, with no remainder.

Since 85,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,880, 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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