Q: Is 254,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 254,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 254,604 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 254604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 433 588 866 1,299 1,732 2,598 3,031 5,196 6,062 9,093 12,124 18,186 21,217 36,372 42,434 63,651 84,868 127,302 and 254,604, with no remainder.

Since 254,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,604, 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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