Q: Is 265,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,840 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 265840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 3,323 6,646 13,292 16,615 26,584 33,230 53,168 66,460 132,920 and 265,840, with no remainder.

Since 265,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,840, it is not a prime number.


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