Q: Is 245,422,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,422,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,422,572 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 245422572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,539 5,779 7,078 10,617 11,558 14,156 17,337 21,234 23,116 34,674 42,468 69,348 20,451,881 40,903,762 61,355,643 81,807,524 122,711,286 and 245,422,572, with no remainder.

Since 245,422,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,422,572, 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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