Q: Is 261,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 261,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 261,248 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 261248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 128 157 208 314 416 628 832 1,256 1,664 2,041 2,512 4,082 5,024 8,164 10,048 16,328 20,096 32,656 65,312 130,624 and 261,248, with no remainder.

Since 261,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,248, 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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