Q: Is 240,244,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,244,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,244,041 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 240244041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 281 521 547 843 1,563 1,641 146,401 153,707 284,987 439,203 461,121 854,961 80,081,347 and 240,244,041, with no remainder.

Since 240,244,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,244,041, 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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