Q: Is 246,993 a Prime Number?
A: No, 246,993 is 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 246993 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 87 167 493 501 1,479 2,839 4,843 8,517 14,529 82,331 and 246,993, with no remainder.
Since 246,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 246,993, it is not a prime number.