Q: Is 87,740,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,740,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,740,004 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 87740004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 121 132 242 363 484 726 1,452 60,427 120,854 181,281 241,708 362,562 664,697 725,124 1,329,394 1,994,091 2,658,788 3,988,182 7,311,667 7,976,364 14,623,334 21,935,001 29,246,668 43,870,002 and 87,740,004, with no remainder.

Since 87,740,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,740,004, 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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