Q: Is 240,220,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,220,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,220,140 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 240220140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 4,003,669 8,007,338 12,011,007 16,014,676 20,018,345 24,022,014 40,036,690 48,044,028 60,055,035 80,073,380 120,110,070 and 240,220,140, with no remainder.

Since 240,220,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,220,140, 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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