Q: Is 250,101 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,101 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,101 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 250101 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 59 157 177 471 531 1,413 1,593 4,239 9,263 27,789 83,367 and 250,101, with no remainder.

Since 250,101 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,101, 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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