Q: Is 255,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,460 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 255460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 53 106 212 241 265 482 530 964 1,060 1,205 2,410 4,820 12,773 25,546 51,092 63,865 127,730 and 255,460, with no remainder.

Since 255,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,460, 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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