Q: Is 126,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,846 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 126846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 81 87 162 174 243 261 486 522 729 783 1,458 1,566 2,187 2,349 4,374 4,698 7,047 14,094 21,141 42,282 63,423 and 126,846, with no remainder.

Since 126,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,846, 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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