Q: Is 245,142,457 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,142,457 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,142,457 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 245142457 can be evenly divided by 1 7 107 137 749 959 2,389 14,659 16,723 102,613 255,623 327,293 1,789,361 2,291,051 35,020,351 and 245,142,457, with no remainder.

Since 245,142,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,142,457, 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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