Q: Is 240,200,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,200,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,200,427 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 240200427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 41 67 123 201 2,747 8,241 29,147 87,441 1,195,027 1,952,849 3,585,081 5,858,547 80,066,809 and 240,200,427, with no remainder.

Since 240,200,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,200,427, 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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