Q: Is 240,012,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,012,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,012,038 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 240012038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 745,379 1,490,758 5,217,653 10,435,306 17,143,717 34,287,434 120,006,019 and 240,012,038, with no remainder.

Since 240,012,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,012,038, 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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