Q: Is 255,501 a Prime Number?

A: No, 255,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,501 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 255501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 9,463 28,389 85,167 and 255,501, with no remainder.

Since 255,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,501, it is not a prime number.

Number	255,499	255,500	255,502	255,503
Prime?	yes	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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