Q: Is 87,438,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,438,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,438,021 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 87438021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 51 187 561 155,861 467,583 1,714,471 2,649,637 5,143,413 7,948,911 29,146,007 and 87,438,021, with no remainder.

Since 87,438,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,438,021, 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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