Q: Is 240,387,170 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,387,170 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,387,170 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 240387170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 1,451 2,902 7,255 14,510 16,567 33,134 82,835 165,670 24,038,717 48,077,434 120,193,585 and 240,387,170, with no remainder.

Since 240,387,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,387,170, 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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