Q: Is 240,431,031 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,431,031 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,431,031 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 240431031 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 163 489 1,467 4,401 54,631 163,893 491,679 1,475,037 8,904,853 26,714,559 80,143,677 and 240,431,031, with no remainder.

Since 240,431,031 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,431,031, 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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