Q: Is 240,211,241 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,211,241 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,211,241 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 240211241 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 337 391 1,823 5,729 7,751 30,991 41,929 131,767 614,351 712,793 10,443,967 14,130,073 and 240,211,241, with no remainder.

Since 240,211,241 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,211,241, 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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