Q: Is 240,262,270 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,262,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,262,270 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 240262270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 3,607 6,661 7,214 13,322 18,035 33,305 36,070 66,610 24,026,227 48,052,454 120,131,135 and 240,262,270, with no remainder.

Since 240,262,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,262,270, 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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