Q: Is 246,123 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,123 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,123 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 246123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 29 41 69 87 123 207 261 369 667 943 1,189 2,001 2,829 3,567 6,003 8,487 10,701 27,347 82,041 and 246,123, with no remainder.

Since 246,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,123, it is not a prime number.


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