Q: Is 240,431,416 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,431,416 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,431,416 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 240431416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 421 842 1,684 3,368 71,387 142,774 285,548 571,096 30,053,927 60,107,854 120,215,708 and 240,431,416, with no remainder.

Since 240,431,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,431,416, 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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