Q: Is 258,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,426 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 258426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 293 294 441 586 879 882 1,758 2,051 2,637 4,102 5,274 6,153 12,306 14,357 18,459 28,714 36,918 43,071 86,142 129,213 and 258,426, with no remainder.

Since 258,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,426, 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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