Q: Is 116,259 a Prime Number?

A: No, 116,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 116,259 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 116259 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 271 429 813 2,981 3,523 8,943 10,569 38,753 and 116,259, with no remainder.

Since 116,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,259, it is not a prime number.

Number	116,257	116,258	116,260	116,261
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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