Q: Is 127,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,988 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 127988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 653 1,306 2,612 4,571 9,142 18,284 31,997 63,994 and 127,988, with no remainder.

Since 127,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,988, 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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