Q: Is 859,952 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 859,952 is not a prime number.

Why is 859,952 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 859952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 284 568 757 1,136 1,514 3,028 6,056 12,112 53,747 107,494 214,988 429,976 and 859,952, with no remainder.

Since 859,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 859,952, 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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