Q: Is 240,414,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,414,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,414,252 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 240414252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 1,541,117 3,082,234 4,623,351 6,164,468 9,246,702 18,493,404 20,034,521 40,069,042 60,103,563 80,138,084 120,207,126 and 240,414,252, with no remainder.

Since 240,414,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,414,252, 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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