Q: Is 250,059 a Prime Number?

A: No, 250,059 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,059 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 250059 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 41 57 107 123 321 779 2,033 2,337 4,387 6,099 13,161 83,353 and 250,059, with no remainder.

Since 250,059 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,059, it is not a prime number.

Number	250,057	250,058	250,060	250,061
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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