Q: Is 264,575,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 264,575,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,575,008 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 264575008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 347 694 1,388 2,776 5,552 11,104 23,827 47,654 95,308 190,616 381,232 762,464 8,267,969 16,535,938 33,071,876 66,143,752 132,287,504 and 264,575,008, with no remainder.

Since 264,575,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,575,008, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 264,575,008:


Ask a Question