Q: Is 88,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,856 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 88856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 383 766 1,532 3,064 11,107 22,214 44,428 and 88,856, with no remainder.

Since 88,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,856, 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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