Q: Is 257,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,200 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 257200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 643 1,286 2,572 3,215 5,144 6,430 10,288 12,860 16,075 25,720 32,150 51,440 64,300 128,600 and 257,200, with no remainder.

Since 257,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,200, 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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