Q: Is 65,001 a Prime Number?

A: No, 65,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 65,001 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 65001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 141 461 1,383 21,667 and 65,001, with no remainder.

Since 65,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 65,001, it is not a prime number.

Number	64,999	65,000	65,002	65,003
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

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

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