Q: Is 240,302,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,302,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,302,229 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 240302229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 941 2,823 3,701 11,103 21,643 64,929 85,123 255,369 3,482,641 10,447,923 80,100,743 and 240,302,229, with no remainder.

Since 240,302,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,302,229, 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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