Q: Is 264,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 264,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,960 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 264960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 30 32 36 40 45 46 48 60 64 69 72 80 90 92 96 115 120 128 138 144 160 180 184 192 207 230 240 256 276 288 320 345 360 368 384 414 460 480 552 576 640 690 720 736 768 828 920 960 1,035 1,104 1,152 1,280 1,380 1,440 1,472 1,656 1,840 1,920 2,070 2,208 2,304 2,760 2,880 2,944 3,312 3,680 3,840 4,140 4,416 5,520 5,760 5,888 6,624 7,360 8,280 8,832 11,040 11,520 13,248 14,720 16,560 17,664 22,080 26,496 29,440 33,120 44,160 52,992 66,240 88,320 132,480 and 264,960, with no remainder.

Since 264,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,960, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

Number 264,958264,959264,961264,962
Prime? noyesyesno
  • 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 264,960:


Ask a Question