Q: Is 264,264,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 264,264,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,264,260 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 264264260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 1,016,401 2,032,802 4,065,604 5,082,005 10,164,010 13,213,213 20,328,020 26,426,426 52,852,852 66,066,065 132,132,130 and 264,264,260, with no remainder.

Since 264,264,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,264,260, 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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