Q: Is 252,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,264 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 252264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 46 69 92 138 184 276 457 552 914 1,371 1,828 2,742 3,656 5,484 10,511 10,968 21,022 31,533 42,044 63,066 84,088 126,132 and 252,264, with no remainder.

Since 252,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,264, 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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