Q: Is 240,422,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,422,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,422,430 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 240422430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 127 254 381 635 762 1,270 1,905 3,810 63,103 126,206 189,309 315,515 378,618 631,030 946,545 1,893,090 8,014,081 16,028,162 24,042,243 40,070,405 48,084,486 80,140,810 120,211,215 and 240,422,430, with no remainder.

Since 240,422,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,422,430, 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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