Q: Is 3,159 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,159 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 3159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 81 117 243 351 1,053 and 3,159, with no remainder.

Since 3,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,159, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,157	3,158	3,160	3,161
Prime?	no	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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