Q: Is 240,102,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,102,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,102,234 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 240102234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 249 498 747 1,494 160,711 321,422 482,133 964,266 1,446,399 2,892,798 13,339,013 26,678,026 40,017,039 80,034,078 120,051,117 and 240,102,234, with no remainder.

Since 240,102,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,102,234, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 240,102,234:


Ask a Question