Q: Is 246,864 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,864 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,864 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 246864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 111 139 148 222 278 296 417 444 556 592 834 888 1,112 1,668 1,776 2,224 3,336 5,143 6,672 10,286 15,429 20,572 30,858 41,144 61,716 82,288 123,432 and 246,864, with no remainder.

Since 246,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,864, 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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