Q: Is 101,959 a Prime Number?

A: No, 101,959 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,959 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 101959 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 23 31 143 253 299 341 403 713 3,289 4,433 7,843 9,269 and 101,959, with no remainder.

Since 101,959 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,959, it is not a prime number.

Number	101,957	101,958	101,960	101,961
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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