Q: Is 871,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,976 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 871976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 23 28 46 56 92 161 184 322 644 677 1,288 1,354 2,708 4,739 5,416 9,478 15,571 18,956 31,142 37,912 62,284 108,997 124,568 217,994 435,988 and 871,976, with no remainder.

Since 871,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,976, 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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