Q: Is 125,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 125,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 125,979 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 125979 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 857 2,571 5,999 17,997 41,993 and 125,979, with no remainder.

Since 125,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 125,979, it is not a prime number.


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Number 125,977125,978125,980125,981
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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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