Q: Is 265,625,865 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,625,865 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,625,865 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 265625865 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 1,967,599 5,902,797 9,837,995 17,708,391 29,513,985 53,125,173 88,541,955 and 265,625,865, with no remainder.

Since 265,625,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,625,865, 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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