Q: Is 245,635,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,635,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,635,494 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 245635494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 3,149,173 6,298,346 9,447,519 18,895,038 40,939,249 81,878,498 122,817,747 and 245,635,494, with no remainder.

Since 245,635,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,635,494, 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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