Q: Is 240,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,250 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 240250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 31 50 62 125 155 250 310 775 961 1,550 1,922 3,875 4,805 7,750 9,610 24,025 48,050 120,125 and 240,250, with no remainder.

Since 240,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,250, 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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