Q: Is 245,542,098 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,542,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,542,098 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 245542098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,931 3,862 5,793 11,586 21,193 42,386 63,579 127,158 40,923,683 81,847,366 122,771,049 and 245,542,098, with no remainder.

Since 245,542,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,542,098, 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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