Q: Is 246,534,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,534,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,534,506 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 246534506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 149 298 4,619 9,238 26,687 53,374 827,297 1,654,594 3,976,363 7,952,726 123,267,253 and 246,534,506, with no remainder.

Since 246,534,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,534,506, 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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