Q: Is 246,062,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,062,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,062,165 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 246062165 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 23 85 115 391 1,955 125,863 629,315 2,139,671 2,894,849 10,698,355 14,474,245 49,212,433 and 246,062,165, with no remainder.

Since 246,062,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,062,165, 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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