Q: Is 258,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,520 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 258520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 281 460 562 920 1,124 1,405 2,248 2,810 5,620 6,463 11,240 12,926 25,852 32,315 51,704 64,630 129,260 and 258,520, with no remainder.

Since 258,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,520, 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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