Q: Is 1,261 a Prime Number?

A: No, 1,261 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,261 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 1261 can be evenly divided by 1 13 97 and 1,261, with no remainder.

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

Number	1,259	1,260	1,262	1,263
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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