Q: Is 87,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,850 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 87850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 70 175 251 350 502 1,255 1,757 2,510 3,514 6,275 8,785 12,550 17,570 43,925 and 87,850, with no remainder.

Since 87,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,850, 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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