Q: Is 246,820,981 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,820,981 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,820,981 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 246820981 can be evenly divided by 1 11 23 137 253 1,507 3,151 7,121 34,661 78,331 163,783 975,577 1,801,613 10,731,347 22,438,271 and 246,820,981, with no remainder.

Since 246,820,981 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,820,981, 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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