Q: Is 258,495 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,495 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 258495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 19 57 95 285 907 2,721 4,535 13,605 17,233 51,699 86,165 and 258,495, with no remainder.

Since 258,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,495, 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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