Q: Is 240,005,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,005,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,005,012 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 240005012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 169 338 676 355,037 710,074 1,420,148 4,615,481 9,230,962 18,461,924 60,001,253 120,002,506 and 240,005,012, with no remainder.

Since 240,005,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,005,012, 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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