Q: Is 256,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 256,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 256,850 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 256850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 50 55 110 275 467 550 934 2,335 4,670 5,137 10,274 11,675 23,350 25,685 51,370 128,425 and 256,850, with no remainder.

Since 256,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 256,850, 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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