Q: Is 240,163,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,163,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,163,744 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 240163744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 74 148 296 592 1,184 202,841 405,682 811,364 1,622,728 3,245,456 6,490,912 7,505,117 15,010,234 30,020,468 60,040,936 120,081,872 and 240,163,744, with no remainder.

Since 240,163,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,163,744, 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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