Q: Is 245,056,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,056,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,056,552 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 245056552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 2,356,313 4,712,626 9,425,252 18,850,504 30,632,069 61,264,138 122,528,276 and 245,056,552, with no remainder.

Since 245,056,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,056,552, 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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