Q: Is 246,352,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,352,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,352,072 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 246352072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,489 2,978 5,956 11,912 20,681 41,362 82,724 165,448 30,794,009 61,588,018 123,176,036 and 246,352,072, with no remainder.

Since 246,352,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,352,072, 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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