Q: Is 871,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,480 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 871480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 21,787 43,574 87,148 108,935 174,296 217,870 435,740 and 871,480, with no remainder.

Since 871,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,480, it is not a prime number.


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Number 871,478871,479871,481871,482
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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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