Q: Is 245,635,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,635,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,635,462 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 245635462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 181 362 467 934 1,453 2,906 84,527 169,054 262,993 525,986 678,551 1,357,102 122,817,731 and 245,635,462, with no remainder.

Since 245,635,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,635,462, 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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