Q: Is 105,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 105,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 105,996 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 105996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 73 121 132 146 219 242 292 363 438 484 726 803 876 1,452 1,606 2,409 3,212 4,818 8,833 9,636 17,666 26,499 35,332 52,998 and 105,996, with no remainder.

Since 105,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 105,996, 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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