Q: Is 260,550,567 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,550,567 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,550,567 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 260550567 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 93 279 837 311,291 933,873 2,801,619 8,404,857 9,650,021 28,950,063 86,850,189 and 260,550,567, with no remainder.

Since 260,550,567 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,550,567, 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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