Q: Is 87,465 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,465 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,465 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 87465 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 35 49 51 85 105 119 147 245 255 343 357 595 735 833 1,029 1,715 1,785 2,499 4,165 5,145 5,831 12,495 17,493 29,155 and 87,465, with no remainder.

Since 87,465 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,465, 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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