Q: Is 240,145,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,145,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,145,250 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 240145250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 125 250 960,581 1,921,162 4,802,905 9,605,810 24,014,525 48,029,050 120,072,625 and 240,145,250, with no remainder.

Since 240,145,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,145,250, 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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