Q: Is 245,344,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,344,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,344,421 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 245344421 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 1,583 3,163 11,081 22,141 77,567 154,987 5,007,029 35,049,203 and 245,344,421, with no remainder.

Since 245,344,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,344,421, 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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