Q: Is 268,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 268,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 268,870 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 268870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 23 35 46 70 115 161 167 230 322 334 805 835 1,169 1,610 1,670 2,338 3,841 5,845 7,682 11,690 19,205 26,887 38,410 53,774 134,435 and 268,870, with no remainder.

Since 268,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,870, 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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