Q: Is 240,216,117 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,216,117 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,216,117 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 240216117 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 31 69 93 713 2,139 112,303 336,909 2,582,969 3,481,393 7,748,907 10,444,179 80,072,039 and 240,216,117, with no remainder.

Since 240,216,117 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,216,117, 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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