Q: Is 246,035,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,035,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,035,008 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 246035008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 223 446 892 1,784 3,568 7,136 14,272 17,239 34,478 68,956 137,912 275,824 551,648 1,103,296 3,844,297 7,688,594 15,377,188 30,754,376 61,508,752 123,017,504 and 246,035,008, with no remainder.

Since 246,035,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,035,008, 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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