Q: Is 127,986 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,986 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,986 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 127986 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 257 498 514 771 1,542 21,331 42,662 63,993 and 127,986, with no remainder.

Since 127,986 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,986, 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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