Q: Is 240,156 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,156 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,156 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 240156 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 953 1,906 2,859 3,812 5,718 6,671 8,577 11,436 13,342 17,154 20,013 26,684 34,308 40,026 60,039 80,052 120,078 and 240,156, with no remainder.

Since 240,156 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,156, 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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