Q: Is 245,016,249 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,016,249 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,016,249 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 245016249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 249 271 813 3,631 10,893 22,493 67,479 301,373 904,119 984,001 2,952,003 81,672,083 and 245,016,249, with no remainder.

Since 245,016,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,016,249, 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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