Q: Is 240,141 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,141 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 240141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 19 33 57 209 383 627 1,149 4,213 7,277 12,639 21,831 80,047 and 240,141, with no remainder.

Since 240,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,141, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,139	240,140	240,142	240,143
Prime?	yes	no	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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