Q: Is 257,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,024 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 257024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 251 256 502 512 1,004 1,024 2,008 4,016 8,032 16,064 32,128 64,256 128,512 and 257,024, with no remainder.

Since 257,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,024, 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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