Q: Is 257,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,304 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 257304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 71 142 151 213 284 302 426 453 568 604 852 906 1,208 1,704 1,812 3,624 10,721 21,442 32,163 42,884 64,326 85,768 128,652 and 257,304, with no remainder.

Since 257,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,304, 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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