Q: Is 252,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,850 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 252850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 50 65 130 325 389 650 778 1,945 3,890 5,057 9,725 10,114 19,450 25,285 50,570 126,425 and 252,850, with no remainder.

Since 252,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,850, 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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