Q: Is 245,464,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,464,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,464,642 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 245464642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 229 458 6,641 13,282 18,481 36,962 535,949 1,071,898 4,232,149 8,464,298 122,732,321 and 245,464,642, with no remainder.

Since 245,464,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,464,642, 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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