Q: Is 262,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,008 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 262008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 1,213 2,426 3,639 4,852 7,278 9,704 10,917 14,556 21,834 29,112 32,751 43,668 65,502 87,336 131,004 and 262,008, with no remainder.

Since 262,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,008, 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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