Q: Is 249,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,642 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 249642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 46 54 67 69 81 134 138 162 201 207 402 414 603 621 1,206 1,242 1,541 1,809 1,863 3,082 3,618 3,726 4,623 5,427 9,246 10,854 13,869 27,738 41,607 83,214 124,821 and 249,642, with no remainder.

Since 249,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,642, 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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