Q: Is 240,142,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,142,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,142,002 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 240142002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 976,187 1,952,374 2,928,561 5,857,122 40,023,667 80,047,334 120,071,001 and 240,142,002, with no remainder.

Since 240,142,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,142,002, 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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