Q: Is 88,179 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,179 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,179 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 88179 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 17 19 21 39 51 57 91 119 133 221 247 273 323 357 399 663 741 969 1,547 1,729 2,261 4,199 4,641 5,187 6,783 12,597 29,393 and 88,179, with no remainder.

Since 88,179 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,179, 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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