Q: Is 887,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 887,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 887,072 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 887072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 76 152 304 608 1,459 2,918 5,836 11,672 23,344 27,721 46,688 55,442 110,884 221,768 443,536 and 887,072, with no remainder.

Since 887,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,072, 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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