Q: Is 245,315,547 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,315,547 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,315,547 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 245315547 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 83 243 249 747 2,241 6,723 12,163 20,169 36,489 109,467 328,401 985,203 1,009,529 2,955,609 3,028,587 9,085,761 27,257,283 81,771,849 and 245,315,547, with no remainder.

Since 245,315,547 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,315,547, 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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