Q: Is 240,053,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,053,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,053,046 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 240053046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 131 262 393 786 305,411 610,822 916,233 1,832,466 40,008,841 80,017,682 120,026,523 and 240,053,046, with no remainder.

Since 240,053,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,053,046, 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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