Q: Is 88,821 a Prime Number?

A: No, 88,821 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,821 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 88821 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 139 213 417 639 1,251 9,869 29,607 and 88,821, with no remainder.

Since 88,821 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,821, it is not a prime number.

Number	88,819	88,820	88,822	88,823
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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