Q: Is 88,977 a Prime Number?

A: No, 88,977 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,977 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 88977 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 133 223 399 669 1,561 4,237 4,683 12,711 29,659 and 88,977, with no remainder.

Since 88,977 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,977, it is not a prime number.

Number	88,975	88,976	88,978	88,979
Prime?	no	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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