Q: Is 240,165 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,165 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,165 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 240165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 593 1,779 2,965 5,337 8,895 16,011 26,685 48,033 80,055 and 240,165, with no remainder.

Since 240,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,165, 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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