Q: Is 87,427,674 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,427,674 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,427,674 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 87427674 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 539,677 1,079,354 1,619,031 3,238,062 4,857,093 9,714,186 14,571,279 29,142,558 43,713,837 and 87,427,674, with no remainder.

Since 87,427,674 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,427,674, 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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