Q: Is 246,948 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,948 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,948 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 246948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 1,583 3,166 4,749 6,332 9,498 18,996 20,579 41,158 61,737 82,316 123,474 and 246,948, with no remainder.

Since 246,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,948, it is not a prime number.


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