Q: Is 240,262,269 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,262,269 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,262,269 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 240262269 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 109 327 1,417 4,251 56,519 169,557 734,747 2,204,241 6,160,571 18,481,713 80,087,423 and 240,262,269, with no remainder.

Since 240,262,269 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,262,269, 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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