Q: Is 5,247 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,247 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,247 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 5247 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 53 99 159 477 583 1,749 and 5,247, with no remainder.

Since 5,247 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,247, it is not a prime number.


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