Q: Is 240,244,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,244,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,244,208 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 240244208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 304 790,277 1,580,554 3,161,108 6,322,216 12,644,432 15,015,263 30,030,526 60,061,052 120,122,104 and 240,244,208, with no remainder.

Since 240,244,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,244,208, 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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