Q: Is 240,313,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,313,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,313,422 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 240313422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 4,051 8,102 9,887 12,153 19,774 24,306 29,661 59,322 40,052,237 80,104,474 120,156,711 and 240,313,422, with no remainder.

Since 240,313,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,313,422, 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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