Q: Is 257,660 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,660 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,660 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 257660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 991 1,982 3,964 4,955 9,910 12,883 19,820 25,766 51,532 64,415 128,830 and 257,660, with no remainder.

Since 257,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,660, 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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