Q: Is 267,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 267,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 267,536 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 267536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 727 1,454 2,908 5,816 11,632 16,721 33,442 66,884 133,768 and 267,536, with no remainder.

Since 267,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 267,536, 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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