Q: Is 240,021,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,021,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,021,146 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 240021146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 37 46 74 851 1,702 141,023 282,046 3,243,529 5,217,851 6,487,058 10,435,702 120,010,573 and 240,021,146, with no remainder.

Since 240,021,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,021,146, 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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