Q: Is 266,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 266,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 266,848 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 266848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 124 248 269 496 538 992 1,076 2,152 4,304 8,339 8,608 16,678 33,356 66,712 133,424 and 266,848, with no remainder.

Since 266,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,848, 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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