Q: Is 240,051,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,051,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,051,023 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 240051023 can be evenly divided by 1 23 41 83 943 1,909 3,067 3,403 70,541 78,269 125,747 254,561 2,892,181 5,854,903 10,437,001 and 240,051,023, with no remainder.

Since 240,051,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,051,023, 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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