Q: Is 240,212,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,212,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,212,012 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 240212012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5,227 10,454 11,489 20,908 22,978 45,956 60,053,003 120,106,006 and 240,212,012, with no remainder.

Since 240,212,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,212,012, 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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