Q: Is 246,635,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,635,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,635,624 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 246635624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 1,340,411 2,680,822 5,361,644 10,723,288 30,829,453 61,658,906 123,317,812 and 246,635,624, with no remainder.

Since 246,635,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,635,624, 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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