Q: Is 257,971 a Prime Number?
A: No, 257,971 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 257971 can be evenly divided by 1 7 137 269 959 1,883 36,853 and 257,971, with no remainder.
Since 257,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,971, it is not a prime number.