Q: Is 240,243,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,243,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,243,420 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 240243420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 4,004,057 8,008,114 12,012,171 16,016,228 20,020,285 24,024,342 40,040,570 48,048,684 60,060,855 80,081,140 120,121,710 and 240,243,420, with no remainder.

Since 240,243,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,243,420, 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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