Q: Is 3,255 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,255 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 3255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 31 35 93 105 155 217 465 651 1,085 and 3,255, with no remainder.

Since 3,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,255, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,253	3,254	3,256	3,257
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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