Q: Is 264,979 a Prime Number?

A: No, 264,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,979 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 264979 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 17 109 143 187 221 1,199 1,417 1,853 2,431 15,587 20,383 24,089 and 264,979, with no remainder.

Since 264,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,979, it is not a prime number.

Number	264,977	264,978	264,980	264,981
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

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

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