Q: Is 255,000,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,000,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,000,642 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 255000642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 3,269,239 6,538,478 9,807,717 19,615,434 42,500,107 85,000,214 127,500,321 and 255,000,642, with no remainder.

Since 255,000,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,000,642, 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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