Q: Is 96,831 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 96,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 96,831 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 96831 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 29 53 63 87 159 203 261 371 477 609 1,113 1,537 1,827 3,339 4,611 10,759 13,833 32,277 and 96,831, with no remainder.

Since 96,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 96,831, it is not a prime number.


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