Q: Is 959,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 959,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 959,985 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 959985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 27 39 45 65 117 135 195 351 547 585 1,641 1,755 2,735 4,923 7,111 8,205 14,769 21,333 24,615 35,555 63,999 73,845 106,665 191,997 319,995 and 959,985, with no remainder.

Since 959,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 959,985, 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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