Q: Is 10,261 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,261 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,261 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 10261 can be evenly divided by 1 31 331 and 10,261, with no remainder.

Since 10,261 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,261, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,259	10,260	10,262	10,263
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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