Q: Is 245,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,860 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 245860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 647 1,294 2,588 3,235 6,470 12,293 12,940 24,586 49,172 61,465 122,930 and 245,860, with no remainder.

Since 245,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,860, 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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