Q: Is 240,053,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,053,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,053,048 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 240053048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,289 2,578 5,156 10,312 23,279 46,558 93,116 186,232 30,006,631 60,013,262 120,026,524 and 240,053,048, with no remainder.

Since 240,053,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,053,048, 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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