Q: Is 240,131,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,131,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,131,253 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 240131253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 131 393 2,489 7,467 32,159 96,477 611,021 1,833,063 4,212,829 12,638,487 80,043,751 and 240,131,253, with no remainder.

Since 240,131,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,131,253, 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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