Q: Is 10,255 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,255 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 10255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 293 1,465 2,051 and 10,255, with no remainder.

Since 10,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,255, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,253	10,254	10,256	10,257
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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