Q: Is 259,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 259,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 259,400 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 259400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 1,297 2,594 5,188 6,485 10,376 12,970 25,940 32,425 51,880 64,850 129,700 and 259,400, with no remainder.

Since 259,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,400, 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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