Q: Is 246,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 246,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 246,984 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 246984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 246 251 328 492 502 753 984 1,004 1,506 2,008 3,012 6,024 10,291 20,582 30,873 41,164 61,746 82,328 123,492 and 246,984, with no remainder.

Since 246,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,984, 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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