Q: Is 872,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 872,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 872,376 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 872376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 163 223 326 446 489 652 669 892 978 1,304 1,338 1,784 1,956 2,676 3,912 5,352 36,349 72,698 109,047 145,396 218,094 290,792 436,188 and 872,376, with no remainder.

Since 872,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,376, 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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