Q: Is 87,087 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,087 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,087 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 87087 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 29 33 39 77 87 91 143 203 231 273 319 377 429 609 957 1,001 1,131 2,233 2,639 3,003 4,147 6,699 7,917 12,441 29,029 and 87,087, with no remainder.

Since 87,087 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,087, 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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