Q: Is 240,140,418 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,140,418 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,140,418 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 240140418 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 5,717,629 11,435,258 17,152,887 34,305,774 40,023,403 80,046,806 120,070,209 and 240,140,418, with no remainder.

Since 240,140,418 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,140,418, 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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