Q: Is 240,321,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,321,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,321,232 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 240321232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 15,020,077 30,040,154 60,080,308 120,160,616 and 240,321,232, with no remainder.

Since 240,321,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,321,232, 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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