Q: Is 240,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,260 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 240260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 41 82 164 205 293 410 586 820 1,172 1,465 2,930 5,860 12,013 24,026 48,052 60,065 120,130 and 240,260, with no remainder.

Since 240,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,260, it is not a prime number.


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