Q: Is 871,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,420 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 871420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 34 44 55 68 85 110 170 187 220 233 340 374 466 748 932 935 1,165 1,870 2,330 2,563 3,740 3,961 4,660 5,126 7,922 10,252 12,815 15,844 19,805 25,630 39,610 43,571 51,260 79,220 87,142 174,284 217,855 435,710 and 871,420, with no remainder.

Since 871,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,420, 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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