Q: Is 240,424,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,424,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,424,244 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 240424244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 89 92 178 356 2,047 4,094 8,188 29,363 58,726 117,452 675,349 1,350,698 2,613,307 2,701,396 5,226,614 10,453,228 60,106,061 120,212,122 and 240,424,244, with no remainder.

Since 240,424,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,424,244, 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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