Q: Is 87,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,138 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 87138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 47 94 103 141 206 282 309 423 618 846 927 1,854 4,841 9,682 14,523 29,046 43,569 and 87,138, with no remainder.

Since 87,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,138, 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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