Q: Is 254,852 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 254,852 is not a prime number.

Why is 254,852 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 254852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 29 52 58 116 169 338 377 676 754 1,508 2,197 4,394 4,901 8,788 9,802 19,604 63,713 127,426 and 254,852, with no remainder.

Since 254,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,852, 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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