Q: Is 260,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,240 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 260240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,253 6,506 13,012 16,265 26,024 32,530 52,048 65,060 130,120 and 260,240, with no remainder.

Since 260,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,240, it is not a prime number.


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