Q: Is 87,857 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,857 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,857 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 87857 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 163 539 1,141 1,793 7,987 12,551 and 87,857, with no remainder.

Since 87,857 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,857, 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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