Q: Is 129,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 129,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 129,996 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 129996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 157 207 276 314 414 471 628 828 942 1,413 1,884 2,826 3,611 5,652 7,222 10,833 14,444 21,666 32,499 43,332 64,998 and 129,996, with no remainder.

Since 129,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,996, 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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