Q: Is 240,020,028 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,020,028 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,020,028 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 240020028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 6,667,223 13,334,446 20,001,669 26,668,892 40,003,338 60,005,007 80,006,676 120,010,014 and 240,020,028, with no remainder.

Since 240,020,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,020,028, 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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