Q: Is 281,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 281,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 281,250 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 281250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 125 150 225 250 375 450 625 750 1,125 1,250 1,875 2,250 3,125 3,750 5,625 6,250 9,375 11,250 15,625 18,750 28,125 31,250 46,875 56,250 93,750 140,625 and 281,250, with no remainder.

Since 281,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 281,250, 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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