Q: Is 246,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,708 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 246708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 89 99 126 132 154 178 198 231 252 267 308 356 396 462 534 623 693 801 924 979 1,068 1,246 1,386 1,602 1,869 1,958 2,492 2,772 2,937 3,204 3,738 3,916 5,607 5,874 6,853 7,476 8,811 11,214 11,748 13,706 17,622 20,559 22,428 27,412 35,244 41,118 61,677 82,236 123,354 and 246,708, with no remainder.

Since 246,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,708, it is not a prime number.


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