Q: Is 246,326,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,326,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,326,042 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 246326042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 197 211 394 422 2,963 5,926 41,567 83,134 583,711 625,193 1,167,422 1,250,386 123,163,021 and 246,326,042, with no remainder.

Since 246,326,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,326,042, 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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