Q: Is 261,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 261,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 261,602 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 261602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 47 94 121 242 253 506 517 1,034 1,081 2,162 2,783 5,566 5,687 11,374 11,891 23,782 130,801 and 261,602, with no remainder.

Since 261,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,602, 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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