Q: Is 246,022,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,022,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,022,506 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 246022506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 199 398 597 1,194 1,791 3,582 68,683 137,366 206,049 412,098 618,147 1,236,294 13,667,917 27,335,834 41,003,751 82,007,502 123,011,253 and 246,022,506, with no remainder.

Since 246,022,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,022,506, 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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