Q: Is 250,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,850 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 250850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 145 173 290 346 725 865 1,450 1,730 4,325 5,017 8,650 10,034 25,085 50,170 125,425 and 250,850, with no remainder.

Since 250,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,850, 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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