Q: Is 240,331,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,331,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,331,002 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 240331002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 1,741,529 3,483,058 5,224,587 10,449,174 40,055,167 80,110,334 120,165,501 and 240,331,002, with no remainder.

Since 240,331,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,331,002, 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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