Q: Is 250,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,985 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 250985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 71 101 355 497 505 707 2,485 3,535 7,171 35,855 50,197 and 250,985, with no remainder.

Since 250,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,985, 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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