Q: Is 240,056,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,056,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,056,138 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 240056138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 269 538 1,883 3,766 63,743 127,486 446,201 892,402 17,146,867 34,293,734 120,028,069 and 240,056,138, with no remainder.

Since 240,056,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,056,138, 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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