Q: Is 240,000,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,000,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,000,538 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 240000538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 5,217,403 10,434,806 120,000,269 and 240,000,538, with no remainder.

Since 240,000,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,000,538, it is not a prime number.


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