Q: Is 240,204,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,204,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,204,429 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 240204429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 137 411 1,233 194,813 584,439 1,753,317 26,689,381 80,068,143 and 240,204,429, with no remainder.

Since 240,204,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,204,429, 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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