Q: Is 240,163,471 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,163,471 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,163,471 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 240163471 can be evenly divided by 1 17 29 43 493 731 1,247 11,329 21,199 192,593 328,541 487,147 5,585,197 8,281,499 14,127,263 and 240,163,471, with no remainder.

Since 240,163,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,163,471, 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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