Q: Is 245,236,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,236,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,236,516 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 245236516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 8,758,447 17,516,894 35,033,788 61,309,129 122,618,258 and 245,236,516, with no remainder.

Since 245,236,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,236,516, 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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