Q: Is 87,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 87,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 87,996 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 87996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 7,333 14,666 21,999 29,332 43,998 and 87,996, with no remainder.

Since 87,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 87,996, it is not a prime number.


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Number 87,99487,99587,99787,998
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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