Q: Is 245,435,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,435,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,435,016 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 245435016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,226,459 20,452,918 30,679,377 40,905,836 61,358,754 81,811,672 122,717,508 and 245,435,016, with no remainder.

Since 245,435,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,435,016, 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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