Q: Is 268,569 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 268,569 is not a prime number.

Why is 268,569 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 268569 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 29 49 63 87 147 189 203 261 343 441 609 783 1,029 1,323 1,421 1,827 3,087 4,263 5,481 9,261 9,947 12,789 29,841 38,367 89,523 and 268,569, with no remainder.

Since 268,569 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,569, 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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