Q: Is 127,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,996 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 127996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 2,909 5,818 11,636 31,999 63,998 and 127,996, with no remainder.

Since 127,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,996, it is not a prime number.


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