Q: Is 252,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 252,960 is 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 252960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 31 32 34 40 48 51 60 62 68 80 85 93 96 102 120 124 136 155 160 170 186 204 240 248 255 272 310 340 372 408 465 480 496 510 527 544 620 680 744 816 930 992 1,020 1,054 1,240 1,360 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,860 2,040 2,108 2,480 2,635 2,720 2,976 3,162 3,720 4,080 4,216 4,960 5,270 6,324 7,440 7,905 8,160 8,432 10,540 12,648 14,880 15,810 16,864 21,080 25,296 31,620 42,160 50,592 63,240 84,320 126,480 and 252,960, with no remainder.
Since 252,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,960, it is not a prime number.