Q: Is 246,654 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,654 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,654 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 246654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 71 142 193 213 386 426 579 639 1,158 1,278 1,737 3,474 13,703 27,406 41,109 82,218 123,327 and 246,654, with no remainder.

Since 246,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,654, 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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