Q: Is 255,123,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,123,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,123,002 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 255123002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 109 134 218 7,303 14,606 17,467 34,934 1,170,289 1,903,903 2,340,578 3,807,806 127,561,501 and 255,123,002, with no remainder.

Since 255,123,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,123,002, 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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