Q: Is 265,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,850 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 265850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 25 26 50 65 130 325 409 650 818 2,045 4,090 5,317 10,225 10,634 20,450 26,585 53,170 132,925 and 265,850, with no remainder.

Since 265,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,850, 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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