Q: Is 126,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,496 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 126496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 59 67 118 134 236 268 472 536 944 1,072 1,888 2,144 3,953 7,906 15,812 31,624 63,248 and 126,496, with no remainder.

Since 126,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,496, 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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