Q: Is 246,652 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,652 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,652 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 246652 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 23 28 46 92 161 322 383 644 766 1,532 2,681 5,362 8,809 10,724 17,618 35,236 61,663 123,326 and 246,652, with no remainder.

Since 246,652 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,652, 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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