Q: Is 240,404,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,404,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,404,144 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 240404144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 397 794 1,588 3,176 6,352 37,847 75,694 151,388 302,776 605,552 15,025,259 30,050,518 60,101,036 120,202,072 and 240,404,144, with no remainder.

Since 240,404,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,404,144, 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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