Q: Is 887,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 887,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 887,642 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 887642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 47 71 94 133 142 266 329 497 658 893 994 1,349 1,786 2,698 3,337 6,251 6,674 9,443 12,502 18,886 23,359 46,718 63,403 126,806 443,821 and 887,642, with no remainder.

Since 887,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 887,642, 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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