Q: Is 264,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 264,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 264,252 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 264252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 38 57 61 76 114 122 183 228 244 361 366 722 732 1,083 1,159 1,444 2,166 2,318 3,477 4,332 4,636 6,954 13,908 22,021 44,042 66,063 88,084 132,126 and 264,252, with no remainder.

Since 264,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 264,252, it is not a prime number.


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