Q: Is 249,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,165 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 249165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 49 63 105 113 147 245 315 339 441 565 735 791 1,017 1,695 2,205 2,373 3,955 5,085 5,537 7,119 11,865 16,611 27,685 35,595 49,833 83,055 and 249,165, with no remainder.

Since 249,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,165, 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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