Q: Is 240,163,743 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,163,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,163,743 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 240163743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 19 51 57 323 969 247,847 743,541 4,213,399 4,709,093 12,640,197 14,127,279 80,054,581 and 240,163,743, with no remainder.

Since 240,163,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,163,743, 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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