Q: Is 240,243,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,243,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,243,423 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 240243423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 1,634,309 4,902,927 11,440,163 34,320,489 80,081,141 and 240,243,423, with no remainder.

Since 240,243,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,243,423, 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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