Q: Is 240,159 a Prime Number?
A: No, 240,159 is 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 240159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 277 289 831 867 4,709 14,127 80,053 and 240,159, with no remainder.
Since 240,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,159, it is not a prime number.