Q: Is 255,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 255,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,004 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 255004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 1,723 3,446 6,892 63,751 127,502 and 255,004, with no remainder.

Since 255,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	255,002	255,003	255,005	255,006
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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