Q: Is 250,015 a Prime Number?

A: No, 250,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,015 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 250015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 155 1,613 8,065 50,003 and 250,015, with no remainder.

Since 250,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,015, it is not a prime number.

Number	250,013	250,014	250,016	250,017
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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