Q: Is 246,616,569 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,616,569 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,616,569 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 246616569 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 243 459 1,377 4,131 59,699 179,097 537,291 1,014,883 1,611,873 3,044,649 4,835,619 9,133,947 14,506,857 27,401,841 82,205,523 and 246,616,569, with no remainder.

Since 246,616,569 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,616,569, 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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