Q: Is 246,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,440 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 246440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 61 101 122 202 244 305 404 488 505 610 808 1,010 1,220 2,020 2,440 4,040 6,161 12,322 24,644 30,805 49,288 61,610 123,220 and 246,440, with no remainder.

Since 246,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,440, 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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