Q: Is 87,417,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,417,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,417,642 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 87417642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 1,120,739 2,241,478 3,362,217 6,724,434 14,569,607 29,139,214 43,708,821 and 87,417,642, with no remainder.

Since 87,417,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,417,642, 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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