Q: Is 250,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,971 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 250971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 19 21 37 51 57 111 119 133 259 323 357 399 629 703 777 969 1,887 2,109 2,261 4,403 4,921 6,783 11,951 13,209 14,763 35,853 83,657 and 250,971, with no remainder.

Since 250,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,971, 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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