Q: Is 245,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 245,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 245,502 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 245502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 593 1,186 1,779 3,558 5,337 10,674 13,639 27,278 40,917 81,834 122,751 and 245,502, with no remainder.

Since 245,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 245,502, it is not a prime number.


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