Q: Is 260,478 a Prime Number?
A: No, 260,478 is 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 260478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 499 522 998 1,497 2,994 4,491 8,982 14,471 28,942 43,413 86,826 130,239 and 260,478, with no remainder.
Since 260,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,478, it is not a prime number.