Q: Is 212,265 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,265 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,265 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 212265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 53 89 159 265 267 445 477 795 801 1,335 2,385 4,005 4,717 14,151 23,585 42,453 70,755 and 212,265, with no remainder.

Since 212,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,265, 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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