Q: Is 260,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,420 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 260420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 449 580 898 1,796 2,245 4,490 8,980 13,021 26,042 52,084 65,105 130,210 and 260,420, with no remainder.

Since 260,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,420, 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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