Q: Is 856,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 856,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 856,215 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 856215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 53 159 265 359 477 795 1,077 1,795 2,385 3,231 5,385 16,155 19,027 57,081 95,135 171,243 285,405 and 856,215, with no remainder.

Since 856,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 856,215, it is not a prime number.


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