Q: Is 240,043 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 240,043 is a prime number.

Why is 240,043 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 240043 can be evenly divided by 1 and 240,043, with no remainder.

Since 240,043 can be divided by just 1 and 240,043, it is a prime number.

Number	240,041	240,042	240,044	240,045
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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