Q: Is 127,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,536 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 127536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 2,657 5,314 7,971 10,628 15,942 21,256 31,884 42,512 63,768 and 127,536, with no remainder.

Since 127,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,536, 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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