Q: Is 240,172,049 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,172,049 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,172,049 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 240172049 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 299 803,251 10,442,263 18,474,773 and 240,172,049, with no remainder.

Since 240,172,049 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,172,049, 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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