Q: Is 997,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 997,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 997,245 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 997245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 83 89 135 249 267 415 445 747 801 1,245 1,335 2,241 2,403 3,735 4,005 7,387 11,205 12,015 22,161 36,935 66,483 110,805 199,449 332,415 and 997,245, with no remainder.

Since 997,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 997,245, it is not a prime number.


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