Q: Is 255,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,400 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 255400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 1,277 2,554 5,108 6,385 10,216 12,770 25,540 31,925 51,080 63,850 127,700 and 255,400, with no remainder.

Since 255,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,400, 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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