Q: Is 246,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,648 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 246648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 86 129 172 239 258 344 478 516 717 956 1,032 1,434 1,912 2,868 5,736 10,277 20,554 30,831 41,108 61,662 82,216 123,324 and 246,648, with no remainder.

Since 246,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,648, 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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