Q: Is 256,802 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 256,802 is not a prime number.

Why is 256,802 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 256802 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 17 26 34 83 91 119 166 182 221 238 442 581 1,079 1,162 1,411 1,547 2,158 2,822 3,094 7,553 9,877 15,106 18,343 19,754 36,686 128,401 and 256,802, with no remainder.

Since 256,802 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,802, 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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