Q: Is 262,015 a Prime Number?

A: No, 262,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,015 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 262015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 29 65 139 145 377 695 1,807 1,885 4,031 9,035 20,155 52,403 and 262,015, with no remainder.

Since 262,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,015, it is not a prime number.

Number	262,013	262,014	262,016	262,017
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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