Q: Is 262,536 a Prime Number?
A: No, 262,536 is 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 262536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,939 21,878 32,817 43,756 65,634 87,512 131,268 and 262,536, with no remainder.
Since 262,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,536, it is not a prime number.