Q: Is 245,231,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,231,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,231,016 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 245231016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 251 502 753 1,004 1,506 2,008 3,012 6,024 40,709 81,418 122,127 162,836 244,254 325,672 488,508 977,016 10,217,959 20,435,918 30,653,877 40,871,836 61,307,754 81,743,672 122,615,508 and 245,231,016, with no remainder.

Since 245,231,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,231,016, 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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