Q: Is 240,039 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,039 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,039 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 240039 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 149 179 447 537 1,341 1,611 26,671 80,013 and 240,039, with no remainder.

Since 240,039 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,039, it is not a prime number.


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