Q: Is 252,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,315 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 252315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 45 63 81 89 105 135 189 267 315 405 445 567 623 801 945 1,335 1,869 2,403 2,835 3,115 4,005 5,607 7,209 9,345 12,015 16,821 28,035 36,045 50,463 84,105 and 252,315, with no remainder.

Since 252,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,315, it is not a prime number.


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