Q: Is 125,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,536 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 125536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 3,923 7,846 15,692 31,384 62,768 and 125,536, with no remainder.

Since 125,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,536, 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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