Q: Is 259,980 a Prime Number?
A: No, 259,980 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 259980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 420 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,095 3,714 4,333 6,190 7,428 8,666 9,285 12,380 12,999 17,332 18,570 21,665 25,998 37,140 43,330 51,996 64,995 86,660 129,990 and 259,980, with no remainder.
Since 259,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 259,980, it is not a prime number.