Q: Is 105,493 a Prime Number?

A: No, 105,493 is not a prime number.

Why is 105,493 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 105493 can be evenly divided by 1 31 41 83 1,271 2,573 3,403 and 105,493, with no remainder.

Since 105,493 cannot be divided by just 1 and 105,493, it is not a prime number.

Number	105,491	105,492	105,494	105,495
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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