Q: Is 259,960 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,960 is 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 259960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 67 97 134 194 268 335 388 485 536 670 776 970 1,340 1,940 2,680 3,880 6,499 12,998 25,996 32,495 51,992 64,990 129,980 and 259,960, with no remainder.
Since 259,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,960, it is not a prime number.