Q: Is 240,244,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,244,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,244,008 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 240244008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,137 3,191 6,274 6,382 9,411 9,573 12,548 12,764 18,822 19,146 25,096 25,528 37,644 38,292 75,288 76,584 10,010,167 20,020,334 30,030,501 40,040,668 60,061,002 80,081,336 120,122,004 and 240,244,008, with no remainder.

Since 240,244,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,244,008, 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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