Q: Is 87,238,671 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,238,671 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,238,671 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 87238671 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 19 39 57 247 741 117,731 353,193 1,530,503 2,236,889 4,591,509 6,710,667 29,079,557 and 87,238,671, with no remainder.

Since 87,238,671 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,238,671, 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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