Q: Is 265,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,420 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 265420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 577 1,154 2,308 2,885 5,770 11,540 13,271 26,542 53,084 66,355 132,710 and 265,420, with no remainder.

Since 265,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,420, 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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