Q: Is 87,874,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,874,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,874,042 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 87874042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 73 146 223 446 2,699 5,398 16,279 32,558 197,027 394,054 601,877 1,203,754 43,937,021 and 87,874,042, with no remainder.

Since 87,874,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,874,042, 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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