Q: Is 260,424,225 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,424,225 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,424,225 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 260424225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 271 813 1,355 2,439 4,065 4,271 6,775 12,195 12,813 20,325 21,355 38,439 60,975 64,065 106,775 192,195 320,325 960,975 1,157,441 3,472,323 5,787,205 10,416,969 17,361,615 28,936,025 52,084,845 86,808,075 and 260,424,225, with no remainder.

Since 260,424,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,424,225, 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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