Q: Is 162,436,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 162,436,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 162,436,245 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 162436245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 79 237 395 1,185 137,077 411,231 685,385 2,056,155 10,829,083 32,487,249 54,145,415 and 162,436,245, with no remainder.

Since 162,436,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,436,245, 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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