Q: Is 240,203,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,203,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,203,148 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 240203148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 887 1,774 2,661 3,548 5,322 10,644 22,567 45,134 67,701 90,268 135,402 270,804 20,016,929 40,033,858 60,050,787 80,067,716 120,101,574 and 240,203,148, with no remainder.

Since 240,203,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,203,148, 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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