Q: Is 252,050 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,050 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,050 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 252050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 71 142 355 710 1,775 3,550 5,041 10,082 25,205 50,410 126,025 and 252,050, with no remainder.

Since 252,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,050, 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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