Q: Is 261,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 261,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 261,950 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 261950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 31 50 62 65 130 155 169 310 325 338 403 650 775 806 845 1,550 1,690 2,015 4,030 4,225 5,239 8,450 10,075 10,478 20,150 26,195 52,390 130,975 and 261,950, with no remainder.

Since 261,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 261,950, 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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