Q: Is 258,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,260 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 258260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 349 370 698 740 1,396 1,745 3,490 6,980 12,913 25,826 51,652 64,565 129,130 and 258,260, with no remainder.

Since 258,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,260, 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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