Q: Is 240,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,023 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 240023 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 2,017 14,119 34,289 and 240,023, with no remainder.

Since 240,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,023, it is not a prime number.


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