Q: Is 4,250 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,250 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 4250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 85 125 170 250 425 850 2,125 and 4,250, with no remainder.

Since 4,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,250, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,248	4,249	4,251	4,252
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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