Q: Is 169,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 169,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 169,246 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 169246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 49 77 98 154 157 314 539 1,078 1,099 1,727 2,198 3,454 7,693 12,089 15,386 24,178 84,623 and 169,246, with no remainder.

Since 169,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,246, 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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