Q: Is 245,254,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,254,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,254,523 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 245254523 can be evenly divided by 1 73 137 179 10,001 13,067 18,769 24,523 1,370,137 1,790,179 3,359,651 and 245,254,523, with no remainder.

Since 245,254,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,254,523, 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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