Q: Is 246,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,880 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 246880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 1,543 3,086 6,172 7,715 12,344 15,430 24,688 30,860 49,376 61,720 123,440 and 246,880, with no remainder.

Since 246,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,880, 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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