Q: Is 240,162,027 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,162,027 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,162,027 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 240162027 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 151 159 371 453 1,057 1,113 1,429 3,171 4,287 8,003 10,003 24,009 30,009 56,021 75,737 168,063 215,779 227,211 530,159 647,337 1,510,453 1,590,477 4,531,359 11,436,287 34,308,861 80,054,009 and 240,162,027, with no remainder.

Since 240,162,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,162,027, 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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