Q: Is 259,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 259,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 259,020 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 259020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 1,439 2,878 4,317 5,756 7,195 8,634 12,951 14,390 17,268 21,585 25,902 28,780 43,170 51,804 64,755 86,340 129,510 and 259,020, with no remainder.

Since 259,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,020, 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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