Q: Is 240,231,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,231,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,231,228 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 240231228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 870,403 1,740,806 2,611,209 3,481,612 5,222,418 10,444,836 20,019,269 40,038,538 60,057,807 80,077,076 120,115,614 and 240,231,228, with no remainder.

Since 240,231,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,231,228, 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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