Q: Is 1,255,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,255,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,255,555 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 1255555 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 29 35 145 203 1,015 1,237 6,185 8,659 35,873 43,295 179,365 251,111 and 1,255,555, with no remainder.

Since 1,255,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,255,555, 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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