Q: Is 245,143,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,143,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,143,241 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 245143241 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 79 259 553 2,923 11,981 20,461 83,867 443,297 946,499 3,103,079 6,625,493 35,020,463 and 245,143,241, with no remainder.

Since 245,143,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,143,241, 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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