Q: Is 245,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,216 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 245216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 79 97 158 194 316 388 632 776 1,264 1,552 2,528 3,104 7,663 15,326 30,652 61,304 122,608 and 245,216, with no remainder.

Since 245,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,216, 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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