Q: Is 240,351,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,351,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,351,442 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 240351442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 647 1,294 2,087 4,174 57,583 115,166 185,743 371,486 1,350,289 2,700,578 120,175,721 and 240,351,442, with no remainder.

Since 240,351,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,351,442, 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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