Q: Is 245,898 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,898 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,898 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 245898 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 719 1,438 2,157 4,314 6,471 12,942 13,661 27,322 40,983 81,966 122,949 and 245,898, with no remainder.

Since 245,898 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,898, it is not a prime number.


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