Q: Is 245,243,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,243,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,243,540 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 245243540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 12,262,177 24,524,354 49,048,708 61,310,885 122,621,770 and 245,243,540, with no remainder.

Since 245,243,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,243,540, 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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