Q: Is 89,478 a Prime Number?

A: No, 89,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 89,478 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 89478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,657 3,314 4,971 9,942 14,913 29,826 44,739 and 89,478, with no remainder.

Since 89,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 89,478, it is not a prime number.

Number	89,476	89,477	89,479	89,480
Prime?	no	yes	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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