Q: Is 957,501 a Prime Number?

A: No, 957,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 957,501 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 957501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 11,821 35,463 106,389 319,167 and 957,501, with no remainder.

Since 957,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 957,501, it is not a prime number.

Number	957,499	957,500	957,502	957,503
Prime?	yes	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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