Q: Is 245,625,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,625,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,625,272 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 245625272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 241 482 964 1,928 127,399 254,798 509,596 1,019,192 30,703,159 61,406,318 122,812,636 and 245,625,272, with no remainder.

Since 245,625,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,625,272, 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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