Q: Is 123,253 a Prime Number?

A: No, 123,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 123,253 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 123253 can be evenly divided by 1 13 19 247 499 6,487 9,481 and 123,253, with no remainder.

Since 123,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,253, it is not a prime number.

Number	123,251	123,252	123,254	123,255
Prime?	no	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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