Q: Is 146,365,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 146,365,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 146,365,246 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 146365246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 1,789 2,153 3,578 4,306 33,991 40,907 67,982 81,814 3,851,717 7,703,434 73,182,623 and 146,365,246, with no remainder.

Since 146,365,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 146,365,246, 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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