Q: Is 240,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,006 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 240006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 78 102 181 221 362 442 543 663 1,086 1,326 2,353 3,077 4,706 6,154 7,059 9,231 14,118 18,462 40,001 80,002 120,003 and 240,006, with no remainder.

Since 240,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,006, 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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