Q: Is 246,121,643 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,121,643 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,121,643 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 246121643 can be evenly divided by 1 23 83 229 563 1,909 5,267 12,949 19,007 46,729 128,927 437,161 1,074,767 2,965,321 10,700,941 and 246,121,643, with no remainder.

Since 246,121,643 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,121,643, 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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