Q: Is 263,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 263,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 263,000 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 263000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 200 250 263 500 526 1,000 1,052 1,315 2,104 2,630 5,260 6,575 10,520 13,150 26,300 32,875 52,600 65,750 131,500 and 263,000, with no remainder.

Since 263,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 263,000, 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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