Q: Is 240,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 240,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 240,462 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 240462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 61 73 122 146 183 219 366 438 549 657 1,098 1,314 1,647 1,971 3,294 3,942 4,453 8,906 13,359 26,718 40,077 80,154 120,231 and 240,462, with no remainder.

Since 240,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 240,462, 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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