Q: Is 262,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,968 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 262968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,957 21,914 32,871 43,828 65,742 87,656 131,484 and 262,968, with no remainder.

Since 262,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,968, 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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