Q: Is 240,450,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,450,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,450,126 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 240450126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 761 1,522 2,283 4,566 5,327 7,523 10,654 15,046 15,981 22,569 31,962 45,138 52,661 105,322 157,983 315,966 5,725,003 11,450,006 17,175,009 34,350,018 40,075,021 80,150,042 120,225,063 and 240,450,126, with no remainder.

Since 240,450,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,450,126, 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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