Q: Is 126,555 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,555 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,555 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 126555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 13 15 33 39 55 59 65 143 165 177 195 295 429 649 715 767 885 1,947 2,145 2,301 3,245 3,835 8,437 9,735 11,505 25,311 42,185 and 126,555, with no remainder.

Since 126,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,555, 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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