Q: Is 260,020,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,020,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,020,048 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 260020048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 389 778 1,556 3,112 6,224 41,777 83,554 167,108 334,216 668,432 16,251,253 32,502,506 65,005,012 130,010,024 and 260,020,048, with no remainder.

Since 260,020,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,020,048, 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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