Q: Is 112,959 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,959 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 112959 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 33 63 77 99 163 231 489 693 1,141 1,467 1,793 3,423 5,379 10,269 12,551 16,137 37,653 and 112,959, with no remainder.

Since 112,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,959, it is not a prime number.


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