Q: Is 240,340,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,340,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,340,202 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 240340202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 269 538 6,187 12,374 19,423 38,846 446,729 893,458 5,224,787 10,449,574 120,170,101 and 240,340,202, with no remainder.

Since 240,340,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,340,202, 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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