Q: Is 258,460,448 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,460,448 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,460,448 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 258460448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 71 142 284 568 1,136 2,272 113,759 227,518 455,036 910,072 1,820,144 3,640,288 8,076,889 16,153,778 32,307,556 64,615,112 129,230,224 and 258,460,448, with no remainder.

Since 258,460,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,460,448, 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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