Q: Is 112,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,536 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 112536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 3,126 4,168 4,689 6,252 9,378 12,504 14,067 18,756 28,134 37,512 56,268 and 112,536, with no remainder.

Since 112,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,536, 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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