Q: Is 871,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 871,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 871,998 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 871998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 83 102 103 166 206 249 309 498 618 1,411 1,751 2,822 3,502 4,233 5,253 8,466 8,549 10,506 17,098 25,647 51,294 145,333 290,666 435,999 and 871,998, with no remainder.

Since 871,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 871,998, 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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