Q: Is 240,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,272 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 240272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 15,017 30,034 60,068 120,136 and 240,272, with no remainder.

Since 240,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,272, it is not a prime number.


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