Q: Is 240,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,016 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 240016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,143 4,286 8,572 15,001 17,144 30,002 34,288 60,004 120,008 and 240,016, with no remainder.

Since 240,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,016, it is not a prime number.


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