Q: Is 359,235 a Prime Number?

A: No, 359,235 is not a prime number.

Why is 359,235 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 359235 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 887 2,661 4,435 7,983 13,305 23,949 39,915 71,847 119,745 and 359,235, with no remainder.

Since 359,235 cannot be divided by just 1 and 359,235, it is not a prime number.

Number	359,233	359,234	359,236	359,237
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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