Q: Is 259,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 259,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 259,246 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 259246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 59 118 169 338 767 1,534 2,197 4,394 9,971 19,942 129,623 and 259,246, with no remainder.

Since 259,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,246, 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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