Q: Is 245,744,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,744,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,744,746 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 245744746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 127 247 254 494 1,651 2,413 3,302 3,917 4,826 7,834 31,369 50,921 62,738 74,423 101,842 148,846 497,459 967,499 994,918 1,934,998 6,466,967 9,451,721 12,933,934 18,903,442 122,872,373 and 245,744,746, with no remainder.

Since 245,744,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,744,746, 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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