Q: Is 87,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,492 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 87492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 317 634 951 1,268 1,902 3,804 7,291 14,582 21,873 29,164 43,746 and 87,492, with no remainder.

Since 87,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,492, it is not a prime number.


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