Q: Is 1,275,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,275,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,275,255 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 1275255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 45 51 85 153 255 765 1,667 5,001 8,335 15,003 25,005 28,339 75,015 85,017 141,695 255,051 425,085 and 1,275,255, with no remainder.

Since 1,275,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,275,255, 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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