Q: Is 245,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,272 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 245272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 31 43 46 62 86 92 124 172 184 248 344 713 989 1,333 1,426 1,978 2,666 2,852 3,956 5,332 5,704 7,912 10,664 30,659 61,318 122,636 and 245,272, with no remainder.

Since 245,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,272, 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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