Q: Is 240,233,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,233,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,233,340 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 240233340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 190 228 285 380 570 1,140 210,731 421,462 632,193 842,924 1,053,655 1,264,386 2,107,310 2,528,772 3,160,965 4,003,889 4,214,620 6,321,930 8,007,778 12,011,667 12,643,860 16,015,556 20,019,445 24,023,334 40,038,890 48,046,668 60,058,335 80,077,780 120,116,670 and 240,233,340, with no remainder.

Since 240,233,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,233,340, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 240,233,340:


Ask a Question