Q: Is 240,243,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,243,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,243,998 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 240243998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 83 103 166 206 8,549 14,051 17,098 28,102 1,166,233 1,447,253 2,332,466 2,894,506 120,121,999 and 240,243,998, with no remainder.

Since 240,243,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,243,998, 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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