Q: Is 252,946,725 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,946,725 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,946,725 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 252946725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 3,372,623 10,117,869 16,863,115 50,589,345 84,315,575 and 252,946,725, with no remainder.

Since 252,946,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,946,725, 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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