Q: Is 260,438,780 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,438,780 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,438,780 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 260438780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 1,860,277 3,720,554 7,441,108 9,301,385 13,021,939 18,602,770 26,043,878 37,205,540 52,087,756 65,109,695 130,219,390 and 260,438,780, with no remainder.

Since 260,438,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,438,780, 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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