Q: Is 266,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 266,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 266,960 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 266960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 47 71 80 94 142 188 235 284 355 376 470 568 710 752 940 1,136 1,420 1,880 2,840 3,337 3,760 5,680 6,674 13,348 16,685 26,696 33,370 53,392 66,740 133,480 and 266,960, with no remainder.

Since 266,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 266,960, 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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