Q: Is 240,201,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,201,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,201,012 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 240201012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,873 3,746 5,619 7,492 10,687 11,238 21,374 22,476 32,061 42,748 64,122 128,244 20,016,751 40,033,502 60,050,253 80,067,004 120,100,506 and 240,201,012, with no remainder.

Since 240,201,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,201,012, 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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