Q: Is 254,702 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 254,702 is not a prime number.

Why is 254,702 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 254702 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 49 98 113 161 226 322 791 1,127 1,582 2,254 2,599 5,198 5,537 11,074 18,193 36,386 127,351 and 254,702, with no remainder.

Since 254,702 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,702, 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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