Q: Is 123,885 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,885 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,885 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 123885 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 2,753 8,259 13,765 24,777 41,295 and 123,885, with no remainder.

Since 123,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,885, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,883	123,884	123,886	123,887
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

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

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