Q: Is 252,420,360 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,420,360 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,420,360 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 252420360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 2,103,503 4,207,006 6,310,509 8,414,012 10,517,515 12,621,018 16,828,024 21,035,030 25,242,036 31,552,545 42,070,060 50,484,072 63,105,090 84,140,120 126,210,180 and 252,420,360, with no remainder.

Since 252,420,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,420,360, 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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