Q: Is 246,463,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,463,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,463,338 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 246463338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 3,734,293 7,468,586 11,202,879 22,405,758 41,077,223 82,154,446 123,231,669 and 246,463,338, with no remainder.

Since 246,463,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,463,338, 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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