Q: Is 88,421,543 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,421,543 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,421,543 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 88421543 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 53 287 371 2,173 5,813 15,211 40,691 238,333 308,089 1,668,331 2,156,623 12,631,649 and 88,421,543, with no remainder.

Since 88,421,543 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,421,543, 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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