Q: Is 855,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 855,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 855,048 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 855048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 552 1,549 3,098 4,647 6,196 9,294 12,392 18,588 35,627 37,176 71,254 106,881 142,508 213,762 285,016 427,524 and 855,048, with no remainder.

Since 855,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 855,048, 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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