Q: Is 260,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,144 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 260144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 229 284 458 568 916 1,136 1,832 3,664 16,259 32,518 65,036 130,072 and 260,144, with no remainder.

Since 260,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,144, 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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