Q: Is 10,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,005 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 10005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 23 29 69 87 115 145 345 435 667 2,001 3,335 and 10,005, with no remainder.

Since 10,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,005, it is not a prime number.


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