Q: Is 252,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,464 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 252464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 62 124 248 496 509 1,018 2,036 4,072 8,144 15,779 31,558 63,116 126,232 and 252,464, with no remainder.

Since 252,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,464, it is not a prime number.


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