Q: Is 45,172,645 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,172,645 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,172,645 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 45172645 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 397 1,985 2,779 3,251 13,895 16,255 22,757 113,785 1,290,647 6,453,235 9,034,529 and 45,172,645, with no remainder.

Since 45,172,645 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,172,645, 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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