Q: Is 240,450,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,450,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,450,124 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 240450124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 1,624,663 3,249,326 6,498,652 60,112,531 120,225,062 and 240,450,124, with no remainder.

Since 240,450,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,450,124, 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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