Q: Is 253,001 a Prime Number?
A: No, 253,001 is 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 253001 can be evenly divided by 1 7 47 329 769 5,383 36,143 and 253,001, with no remainder.
Since 253,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,001, it is not a prime number.