Q: Is 258,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,072 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 258072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,753 21,506 32,259 43,012 64,518 86,024 129,036 and 258,072, with no remainder.

Since 258,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,072, 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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