Q: Is 240,211,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,211,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,211,704 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 240211704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 10,008,821 20,017,642 30,026,463 40,035,284 60,052,926 80,070,568 120,105,852 and 240,211,704, with no remainder.

Since 240,211,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,211,704, 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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