Q: Is 265,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,264 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 265264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 59 118 236 281 472 562 944 1,124 2,248 4,496 16,579 33,158 66,316 132,632 and 265,264, with no remainder.

Since 265,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,264, 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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