Q: Is 245,162,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,162,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,162,238 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 245162238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 761 1,522 2,283 4,566 53,693 107,386 161,079 322,158 40,860,373 81,720,746 122,581,119 and 245,162,238, with no remainder.

Since 245,162,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,162,238, 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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