Q: Is 240,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,004 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 240004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 58 116 2,069 4,138 8,276 60,001 120,002 and 240,004, with no remainder.

Since 240,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,002	240,003	240,005	240,006
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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