Q: Is 877,956 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 877,956 is not a prime number.

Why is 877,956 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 877956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 3,181 6,362 9,543 12,724 19,086 38,172 73,163 146,326 219,489 292,652 438,978 and 877,956, with no remainder.

Since 877,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 877,956, 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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