Q: Is 247,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,506 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 247506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 71 83 142 166 213 249 426 497 498 581 994 1,162 1,491 1,743 2,982 3,486 5,893 11,786 17,679 35,358 41,251 82,502 123,753 and 247,506, with no remainder.

Since 247,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,506, 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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