Q: Is 258,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 258,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 258,990 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 258990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 89 97 178 194 267 291 445 485 534 582 890 970 1,335 1,455 2,670 2,910 8,633 17,266 25,899 43,165 51,798 86,330 129,495 and 258,990, with no remainder.

Since 258,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 258,990, 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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