Q: Is 87,231,067 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,231,067 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,231,067 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 87231067 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 41 77 287 451 3,157 27,631 193,417 303,941 1,132,871 2,127,587 7,930,097 12,461,581 and 87,231,067, with no remainder.

Since 87,231,067 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,231,067, 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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