Q: Is 85,896 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,896 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,896 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 85896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,193 2,386 3,579 4,772 7,158 9,544 10,737 14,316 21,474 28,632 42,948 and 85,896, with no remainder.

Since 85,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,896, 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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