Q: Is 246,504,645 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,504,645 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,504,645 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 246504645 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 97 291 485 873 1,455 4,365 56,473 169,419 282,365 508,257 847,095 2,541,285 5,477,881 16,433,643 27,389,405 49,300,929 82,168,215 and 246,504,645, with no remainder.

Since 246,504,645 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,504,645, 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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