Q: Is 127,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,856 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 127856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 61 122 131 244 262 488 524 976 1,048 2,096 7,991 15,982 31,964 63,928 and 127,856, with no remainder.

Since 127,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,856, 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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