Q: Is 240,005,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,005,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,005,010 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 240005010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 1,142,881 2,285,762 3,428,643 5,714,405 6,857,286 8,000,167 11,428,810 16,000,334 17,143,215 24,000,501 34,286,430 40,000,835 48,001,002 80,001,670 120,002,505 and 240,005,010, with no remainder.

Since 240,005,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,005,010, 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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