Q: Is 87,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,876 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 87876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 2,441 4,882 7,323 9,764 14,646 21,969 29,292 43,938 and 87,876, with no remainder.

Since 87,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,876, it is not a prime number.


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