Q: Is 240,304,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,304,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,304,008 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 240304008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 1,430,381 2,860,762 4,291,143 5,721,524 8,582,286 10,012,667 11,443,048 17,164,572 20,025,334 30,038,001 34,329,144 40,050,668 60,076,002 80,101,336 120,152,004 and 240,304,008, with no remainder.

Since 240,304,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,304,008, 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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