Q: Is 255,454,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,454,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,454,004 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 255454004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 263 526 1,052 3,419 6,838 13,676 18,679 37,358 74,716 242,827 485,654 971,308 4,912,577 9,825,154 19,650,308 63,863,501 127,727,002 and 255,454,004, with no remainder.

Since 255,454,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,454,004, 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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