Q: Is 246,422,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,422,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,422,709 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 246422709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 313 351 939 2,243 2,817 4,069 6,729 8,451 12,207 20,187 29,159 36,621 60,561 87,477 109,863 262,431 702,059 787,293 2,106,177 6,318,531 9,126,767 18,955,593 27,380,301 82,140,903 and 246,422,709, with no remainder.

Since 246,422,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,422,709, 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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