Q: Is 240,142,204 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,142,204 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,142,204 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 240142204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 67 68 134 268 1,139 2,278 4,556 52,709 105,418 210,836 896,053 1,792,106 3,531,503 3,584,212 7,063,006 14,126,012 60,035,551 120,071,102 and 240,142,204, with no remainder.

Since 240,142,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,142,204, 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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