Q: Is 1,000,256 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,000,256 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,000,256 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 1000256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 15,629 31,258 62,516 125,032 250,064 500,128 and 1,000,256, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,256, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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