Q: Is 1,005,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,005,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,005,255 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 1005255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 89 251 267 445 753 801 1,255 1,335 2,259 3,765 4,005 11,295 22,339 67,017 111,695 201,051 335,085 and 1,005,255, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,255, 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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