Q: Is 240,188 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,188 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,188 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 240188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 31 52 62 124 149 298 403 596 806 1,612 1,937 3,874 4,619 7,748 9,238 18,476 60,047 120,094 and 240,188, with no remainder.

Since 240,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,188, 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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