Q: Is 245,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,427 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 245427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 21 29 31 39 87 91 93 203 217 273 377 403 609 651 899 1,131 1,209 2,639 2,697 2,821 6,293 7,917 8,463 11,687 18,879 35,061 81,809 and 245,427, with no remainder.

Since 245,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,427, 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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