Q: Is 249,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,400 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 249400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 29 40 43 50 58 86 100 116 145 172 200 215 232 290 344 430 580 725 860 1,075 1,160 1,247 1,450 1,720 2,150 2,494 2,900 4,300 4,988 5,800 6,235 8,600 9,976 12,470 24,940 31,175 49,880 62,350 124,700 and 249,400, with no remainder.

Since 249,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,400, 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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