Q: Is 240,342,310 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,342,310 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,342,310 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 240342310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 1,848,787 3,697,574 9,243,935 18,487,870 24,034,231 48,068,462 120,171,155 and 240,342,310, with no remainder.

Since 240,342,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,342,310, 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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