Q: Is 246,257,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,257,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,257,215 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 246257215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 89 445 631 877 3,155 4,385 56,159 78,053 280,795 390,265 553,387 2,766,935 49,251,443 and 246,257,215, with no remainder.

Since 246,257,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,257,215, 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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