Q: Is 987,543,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 987,543,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 987,543,245 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 987543245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 379 1,895 4,927 24,635 40,087 200,435 521,131 2,605,655 15,192,973 75,964,865 197,508,649 and 987,543,245, with no remainder.

Since 987,543,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 987,543,245, 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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