Q: Is 240,396 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,396 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,396 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 240396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 23 26 39 46 52 67 69 78 92 134 138 156 201 268 276 299 402 598 804 871 897 1,196 1,541 1,742 1,794 2,613 3,082 3,484 3,588 4,623 5,226 6,164 9,246 10,452 18,492 20,033 40,066 60,099 80,132 120,198 and 240,396, with no remainder.

Since 240,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,396, it is not a prime number.


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