Q: Is 5,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,243 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 5243 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 107 749 and 5,243, with no remainder.

Since 5,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,243, it is not a prime number.


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