Q: Is 245,225,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,225,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,225,243 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 245225243 can be evenly divided by 1 79 83 149 251 6,557 11,771 12,367 19,829 20,833 37,399 976,993 1,645,807 2,954,521 3,104,117 and 245,225,243, with no remainder.

Since 245,225,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,225,243, 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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