Q: Is 255,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 255,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,001 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 255001 can be evenly divided by 1 23 11,087 and 255,001, with no remainder.

Since 255,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	254,999	255,000	255,002	255,003
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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