Q: Is 240,131,106 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,131,106 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,131,106 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 240131106 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,097 2,194 3,291 6,582 9,873 12,161 19,746 24,322 36,483 72,966 109,449 218,898 13,340,617 26,681,234 40,021,851 80,043,702 120,065,553 and 240,131,106, with no remainder.

Since 240,131,106 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,131,106, 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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