Q: Is 887,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 887,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 887,552 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 887552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 3,467 6,934 13,868 27,736 55,472 110,944 221,888 443,776 and 887,552, with no remainder.

Since 887,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,552, 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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