Q: Is 240,431,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,431,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,431,008 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 240431008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 89 178 356 712 1,424 2,848 84,421 168,842 337,684 675,368 1,350,736 2,701,472 7,513,469 15,026,938 30,053,876 60,107,752 120,215,504 and 240,431,008, with no remainder.

Since 240,431,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,431,008, 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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