Q: Is 255,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,480 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 255480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 2,129 4,258 6,387 8,516 10,645 12,774 17,032 21,290 25,548 31,935 42,580 51,096 63,870 85,160 127,740 and 255,480, with no remainder.

Since 255,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,480, 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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