Q: Is 252,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,240 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 252240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 1,051 2,102 3,153 4,204 5,255 6,306 8,408 10,510 12,612 15,765 16,816 21,020 25,224 31,530 42,040 50,448 63,060 84,080 126,120 and 252,240, with no remainder.

Since 252,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,240, 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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