Q: Is 246,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,000 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 246000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 41 48 50 60 75 80 82 100 120 123 125 150 164 200 205 240 246 250 300 328 375 400 410 492 500 600 615 656 750 820 984 1,000 1,025 1,200 1,230 1,500 1,640 1,968 2,000 2,050 2,460 3,000 3,075 3,280 4,100 4,920 5,125 6,000 6,150 8,200 9,840 10,250 12,300 15,375 16,400 20,500 24,600 30,750 41,000 49,200 61,500 82,000 123,000 and 246,000, with no remainder.

Since 246,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,000, it is not a prime number.


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