Q: Is 85,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,995 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 85995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 21 27 35 39 45 49 63 65 91 105 117 135 147 189 195 245 273 315 351 441 455 585 637 735 819 945 1,323 1,365 1,755 1,911 2,205 2,457 3,185 4,095 5,733 6,615 9,555 12,285 17,199 28,665 and 85,995, with no remainder.

Since 85,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,995, 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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