Q: Is 86,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 86,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 86,960 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 86960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 1,087 2,174 4,348 5,435 8,696 10,870 17,392 21,740 43,480 and 86,960, with no remainder.

Since 86,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 86,960, it is not a prime number.


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