Q: Is 245,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,531 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 245531 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 17 101 143 187 221 1,111 1,313 1,717 2,431 14,443 18,887 22,321 and 245,531, with no remainder.

Since 245,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,531, it is not a prime number.


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