Q: Is 200,501,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,501,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,501,240 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 200501240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 5,012,531 10,025,062 20,050,124 25,062,655 40,100,248 50,125,310 100,250,620 and 200,501,240, with no remainder.

Since 200,501,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,501,240, 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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