Q: Is 127,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,985 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 127985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 55 65 143 179 715 895 1,969 2,327 9,845 11,635 25,597 and 127,985, with no remainder.

Since 127,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,985, 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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