Q: Is 240,273 a Prime Number?

A: No, 240,273 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,273 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 240273 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 809 2,427 7,281 8,899 21,843 26,697 80,091 and 240,273, with no remainder.

Since 240,273 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,273, it is not a prime number.

Number	240,271	240,272	240,274	240,275
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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