Q: Is 126,585 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,585 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,585 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 126585 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 29 45 87 97 145 261 291 435 485 873 1,305 1,455 2,813 4,365 8,439 14,065 25,317 42,195 and 126,585, with no remainder.

Since 126,585 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,585, 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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