Q: Is 246,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,974 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 246974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 23 26 46 59 91 118 161 182 299 322 413 598 767 826 1,357 1,534 2,093 2,714 4,186 5,369 9,499 10,738 17,641 18,998 35,282 123,487 and 246,974, with no remainder.

Since 246,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,974, 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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