Q: Is 872,991 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 872,991 is not a prime number.

Why is 872,991 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 872991 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 31 63 93 149 189 217 279 447 651 837 1,043 1,341 1,953 3,129 4,023 4,619 5,859 9,387 13,857 28,161 32,333 41,571 96,999 124,713 290,997 and 872,991, with no remainder.

Since 872,991 cannot be divided by just 1 and 872,991, 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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