Q: Is 87,120,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,120,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,120,521 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 87120521 can be evenly divided by 1 59 349 4,231 20,591 249,629 1,476,619 and 87,120,521, with no remainder.

Since 87,120,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,120,521, 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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