Q: Is 255,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,006 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 255006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 457 558 914 1,371 2,742 4,113 8,226 14,167 28,334 42,501 85,002 127,503 and 255,006, with no remainder.

Since 255,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,006, it is not a prime number.


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