Q: Is 240,074 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,074 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,074 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 240074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 307 391 614 782 5,219 7,061 10,438 14,122 120,037 and 240,074, with no remainder.

Since 240,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,074, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,072	240,073	240,075	240,076
Prime?	no	yes	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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