Q: Is 278,970 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 278,970 is not a prime number.

Why is 278,970 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 278970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 85 102 170 255 510 547 1,094 1,641 2,735 3,282 5,470 8,205 9,299 16,410 18,598 27,897 46,495 55,794 92,990 139,485 and 278,970, with no remainder.

Since 278,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 278,970, 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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