Q: Is 321,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,255 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 321255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 59 99 121 165 177 295 363 495 531 605 649 885 1,089 1,815 1,947 2,655 3,245 5,445 5,841 7,139 9,735 21,417 29,205 35,695 64,251 107,085 and 321,255, with no remainder.

Since 321,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,255, 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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