Q: Is 266,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 266,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 266,508 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 266508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 44 66 99 132 198 396 673 1,346 2,019 2,692 4,038 6,057 7,403 8,076 12,114 14,806 22,209 24,228 29,612 44,418 66,627 88,836 133,254 and 266,508, with no remainder.

Since 266,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,508, 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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