Q: Is 260,565 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 260,565 is not a prime number.

Why is 260,565 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 260565 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 145 435 599 1,797 2,995 8,985 17,371 52,113 86,855 and 260,565, with no remainder.

Since 260,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,565, 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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