Q: Is 259,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 259,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 259,252 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 259252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 47 94 188 197 329 394 658 788 1,316 1,379 2,758 5,516 9,259 18,518 37,036 64,813 129,626 and 259,252, with no remainder.

Since 259,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,252, 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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