Q: Is 240,456,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,456,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,456,404 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 240456404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 97 194 388 6,389 9,409 12,778 18,818 25,556 37,636 619,733 1,239,466 2,478,932 60,114,101 120,228,202 and 240,456,404, with no remainder.

Since 240,456,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,456,404, 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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