Q: Is 246,154,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,154,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,154,602 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 246154602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,783,729 3,567,458 5,351,187 10,702,374 41,025,767 82,051,534 123,077,301 and 246,154,602, with no remainder.

Since 246,154,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,154,602, 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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