Q: Is 257,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 257,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 257,808 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 257808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 41 48 82 123 131 164 246 262 328 393 492 524 656 786 984 1,048 1,572 1,968 2,096 3,144 5,371 6,288 10,742 16,113 21,484 32,226 42,968 64,452 85,936 128,904 and 257,808, with no remainder.

Since 257,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 257,808, 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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