Q: Is 996,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 996,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 996,246 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 996246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 114 171 342 513 971 1,026 1,942 2,913 5,826 8,739 17,478 18,449 26,217 36,898 52,434 55,347 110,694 166,041 332,082 498,123 and 996,246, with no remainder.

Since 996,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 996,246, 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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