Q: Is 655,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 655,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 655,605 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 655605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 45 51 85 153 255 765 857 2,571 4,285 7,713 12,855 14,569 38,565 43,707 72,845 131,121 218,535 and 655,605, with no remainder.

Since 655,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 655,605, 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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