Q: Is 240,243,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,243,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,243,438 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 240243438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 548,501 1,097,002 1,645,503 3,291,006 40,040,573 80,081,146 120,121,719 and 240,243,438, with no remainder.

Since 240,243,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,243,438, 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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