Q: Is 262,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,560 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 262560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 480 547 1,094 1,641 2,188 2,735 3,282 4,376 5,470 6,564 8,205 8,752 10,940 13,128 16,410 17,504 21,880 26,256 32,820 43,760 52,512 65,640 87,520 131,280 and 262,560, with no remainder.

Since 262,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,560, 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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