Q: Is 246,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,016 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 246016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31 32 62 64 124 128 248 256 496 961 992 1,922 1,984 3,844 3,968 7,688 7,936 15,376 30,752 61,504 123,008 and 246,016, with no remainder.

Since 246,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,016, it is not a prime number.


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