Q: Is 87,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,958 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 87958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 17 26 34 199 221 398 442 2,587 3,383 5,174 6,766 43,979 and 87,958, with no remainder.

Since 87,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,958, it is not a prime number.


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