Q: Is 246,422,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,422,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,422,504 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 246422504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 47 94 188 376 655,379 1,310,758 2,621,516 5,243,032 30,802,813 61,605,626 123,211,252 and 246,422,504, with no remainder.

Since 246,422,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,422,504, 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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