Q: Is 87,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,200 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 87200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 109 160 200 218 400 436 545 800 872 1,090 1,744 2,180 2,725 3,488 4,360 5,450 8,720 10,900 17,440 21,800 43,600 and 87,200, with no remainder.

Since 87,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,200, it is not a prime number.


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