Q: Is 262,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,602 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 262602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 1,621 3,242 4,863 9,726 14,589 29,178 43,767 87,534 131,301 and 262,602, with no remainder.

Since 262,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,602, 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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