Q: Is 1,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,250 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 1250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 625 and 1,250, with no remainder.

Since 1,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,250, it is not a prime number.


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