Q: Is 861,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 861,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 861,072 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 861072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 17,939 35,878 53,817 71,756 107,634 143,512 215,268 287,024 430,536 and 861,072, with no remainder.

Since 861,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 861,072, 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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