Q: Is 88,501 a Prime Number?

A: No, 88,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,501 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 88501 can be evenly divided by 1 7 47 269 329 1,883 12,643 and 88,501, with no remainder.

Since 88,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,501, it is not a prime number.

Number	88,499	88,500	88,502	88,503
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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