Q: Is 240,331,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,331,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,331,332 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 240331332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 197 394 591 788 1,182 2,364 101,663 203,326 304,989 406,652 609,978 1,219,956 20,027,611 40,055,222 60,082,833 80,110,444 120,165,666 and 240,331,332, with no remainder.

Since 240,331,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,331,332, 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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