Q: Is 2,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,559 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 2559 can be evenly divided by 1 3 853 and 2,559, with no remainder.

Since 2,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,559, it is not a prime number.


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