Q: Is 256,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 256,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 256,488 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 256488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,687 21,374 32,061 42,748 64,122 85,496 128,244 and 256,488, with no remainder.

Since 256,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,488, it is not a prime number.


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