Q: Is 871,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,856 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 871856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 1,879 3,758 7,516 15,032 30,064 54,491 108,982 217,964 435,928 and 871,856, with no remainder.

Since 871,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,856, 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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