Q: Is 250,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,938 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 250938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,549 3,098 4,647 9,294 13,941 27,882 41,823 83,646 125,469 and 250,938, with no remainder.

Since 250,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,938, 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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