Q: Is 87,236,675 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,236,675 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,236,675 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 87236675 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 53 265 1,325 65,839 329,195 1,645,975 3,489,467 17,447,335 and 87,236,675, with no remainder.

Since 87,236,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,236,675, 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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