Q: Is 240,423,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,423,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,423,220 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 240423220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 167 334 668 835 1,670 3,340 71,983 143,966 287,932 359,915 719,830 1,439,660 12,021,161 24,042,322 48,084,644 60,105,805 120,211,610 and 240,423,220, with no remainder.

Since 240,423,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,423,220, 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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