Q: Is 252,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,720 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 252720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 30 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 60 65 72 78 80 81 90 104 108 117 120 130 135 144 156 162 180 195 208 216 234 240 243 260 270 312 324 351 360 390 405 432 468 486 520 540 585 624 648 702 720 780 810 936 972 1,040 1,053 1,080 1,170 1,215 1,296 1,404 1,560 1,620 1,755 1,872 1,944 2,106 2,160 2,340 2,430 2,808 3,120 3,159 3,240 3,510 3,888 4,212 4,680 4,860 5,265 5,616 6,318 6,480 7,020 8,424 9,360 9,720 10,530 12,636 14,040 15,795 16,848 19,440 21,060 25,272 28,080 31,590 42,120 50,544 63,180 84,240 126,360 and 252,720, with no remainder.

Since 252,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,720, 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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