Q: Is 126,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 126,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 126,876 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 126876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 97 109 194 218 291 327 388 436 582 654 1,164 1,308 10,573 21,146 31,719 42,292 63,438 and 126,876, with no remainder.

Since 126,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,876, 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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