Q: Is 252,046,269 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,046,269 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,046,269 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 252046269 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 433 1,299 3,897 11,691 21,559 64,677 194,031 582,093 9,335,047 28,005,141 84,015,423 and 252,046,269, with no remainder.

Since 252,046,269 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,046,269, 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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