Q: Is 245,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,904 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 245904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 47 48 94 109 141 188 218 282 327 376 436 564 654 752 872 1,128 1,308 1,744 2,256 2,616 5,123 5,232 10,246 15,369 20,492 30,738 40,984 61,476 81,968 122,952 and 245,904, with no remainder.

Since 245,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,904, it is not a prime number.


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