Q: Is 876,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 876,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 876,072 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 876072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 173 211 346 422 519 633 692 844 1,038 1,266 1,384 1,688 2,076 2,532 4,152 5,064 36,503 73,006 109,509 146,012 219,018 292,024 438,036 and 876,072, with no remainder.

Since 876,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 876,072, 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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