Q: Is 240,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,002 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 240002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 49 62 79 98 158 217 434 553 1,106 1,519 2,449 3,038 3,871 4,898 7,742 17,143 34,286 120,001 and 240,002, with no remainder.

Since 240,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,002, 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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