Q: Is 872,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 872,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 872,004 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 872004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 588 1,483 2,966 4,449 5,932 8,898 10,381 17,796 20,762 31,143 41,524 62,286 72,667 124,572 145,334 218,001 290,668 436,002 and 872,004, with no remainder.

Since 872,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,004, 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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