Q: Is 245,124,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,124,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,124,172 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 245124172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 101 202 404 606,743 1,213,486 2,426,972 61,281,043 122,562,086 and 245,124,172, with no remainder.

Since 245,124,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,124,172, 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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