Q: Is 240,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,264 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 240264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 47 71 72 94 141 142 188 213 282 284 376 423 426 564 568 639 846 852 1,128 1,278 1,692 1,704 2,556 3,337 3,384 5,112 6,674 10,011 13,348 20,022 26,696 30,033 40,044 60,066 80,088 120,132 and 240,264, with no remainder.

Since 240,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,264, it is not a prime number.


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