Q: Is 246,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,012 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 246012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 19 26 38 39 52 57 76 78 83 114 156 166 228 247 249 332 494 498 741 988 996 1,079 1,482 1,577 2,158 2,964 3,154 3,237 4,316 4,731 6,308 6,474 9,462 12,948 18,924 20,501 41,002 61,503 82,004 123,006 and 246,012, with no remainder.

Since 246,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,012, it is not a prime number.


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