Q: Is 246,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,100 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 246100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 107 115 214 230 428 460 535 575 1,070 1,150 2,140 2,300 2,461 2,675 4,922 5,350 9,844 10,700 12,305 24,610 49,220 61,525 123,050 and 246,100, with no remainder.

Since 246,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,100, 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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