Q: Is 240,424,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,424,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,424,245 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 240424245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 5,342,761 16,028,283 26,713,805 48,084,849 80,141,415 and 240,424,245, with no remainder.

Since 240,424,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,424,245, 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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