Q: Is 245,847 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,847 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,847 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 245847 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 23 69 161 483 509 1,527 3,563 10,689 11,707 35,121 81,949 and 245,847, with no remainder.

Since 245,847 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,847, 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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