Q: Is 240,236,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,236,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,236,426 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 240236426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,973 2,647 3,946 5,294 45,379 60,881 90,758 121,762 5,222,531 10,445,062 120,118,213 and 240,236,426, with no remainder.

Since 240,236,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,236,426, 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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