Q: Is 123,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 123,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,255 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 123255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 45 55 83 99 135 165 249 297 415 495 747 913 1,245 1,485 2,241 2,739 3,735 4,565 8,217 11,205 13,695 24,651 41,085 and 123,255, with no remainder.

Since 123,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,255, it is not a prime number.


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