Q: Is 252,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,440 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 252440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 6,311 12,622 25,244 31,555 50,488 63,110 126,220 and 252,440, with no remainder.

Since 252,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,440, 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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