Q: Is 999,085 a Prime Number?

A: No, 999,085 is not a prime number.

Why is 999,085 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 999085 can be evenly divided by 1 5 211 947 1,055 4,735 199,817 and 999,085, with no remainder.

Since 999,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 999,085, it is not a prime number.

Number	999,083	999,084	999,086	999,087
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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