Q: Is 253,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 253,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 253,998 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 253998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 103 137 206 274 309 411 618 822 927 1,233 1,854 2,466 14,111 28,222 42,333 84,666 126,999 and 253,998, with no remainder.

Since 253,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,998, 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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