Q: Is 245,160,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,160,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,160,642 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 245160642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 541 1,082 1,623 3,246 75,527 151,054 226,581 453,162 40,860,107 81,720,214 122,580,321 and 245,160,642, with no remainder.

Since 245,160,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,160,642, 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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