Q: Is 245,321,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,321,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,321,426 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 245321426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 133 266 922,261 1,844,522 6,455,827 12,911,654 17,522,959 35,045,918 122,660,713 and 245,321,426, with no remainder.

Since 245,321,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,321,426, 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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