Q: Is 257,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,430 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 257430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 8,581 17,162 25,743 42,905 51,486 85,810 128,715 and 257,430, with no remainder.

Since 257,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,430, 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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