Q: Is 240,012,047 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,012,047 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,012,047 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 240012047 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 97 209 1,067 1,843 11,839 20,273 130,229 224,941 1,148,383 2,474,351 12,632,213 21,819,277 and 240,012,047, with no remainder.

Since 240,012,047 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,012,047, 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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