Q: Is 246,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,402 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 246402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 81 117 162 169 234 243 338 351 486 507 702 729 1,014 1,053 1,458 1,521 2,106 3,042 3,159 4,563 6,318 9,126 9,477 13,689 18,954 27,378 41,067 82,134 123,201 and 246,402, with no remainder.

Since 246,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,402, it is not a prime number.


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