Q: Is 246,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,884 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 246884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 31 44 62 124 181 341 362 682 724 1,364 1,991 3,982 5,611 7,964 11,222 22,444 61,721 123,442 and 246,884, with no remainder.

Since 246,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,884, 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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