Q: Is 246,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,560 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 246560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 32 40 46 67 80 92 115 134 160 184 230 268 335 368 460 536 670 736 920 1,072 1,340 1,541 1,840 2,144 2,680 3,082 3,680 5,360 6,164 7,705 10,720 12,328 15,410 24,656 30,820 49,312 61,640 123,280 and 246,560, with no remainder.

Since 246,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,560, 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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